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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
Delegates to Institute of
Banking Back from Denver

Omaha's delegates to the six
teenth convention of the American
Institute of Banking, held at Den
yer, have returned.
VIM. Phillips of the Corn Ex-
change National bank, president OF
the Omaha chapter; E. E. Land
strom of the United States National
bank, w. H. Dressler of the Stock
Yards National bank, H. M. Moore
of the Omaha National bank and
Edward Huwaldt of the Live Stock
National bank represented the local
chapter at the convention.
In the program much emphasis
was given to the splendid work done
by institute members in connection
with various war activities through
out the country and the response to
the colors by 1900 men.
A "Hooverized" dinner wound up
the entertainment, at which patriotic
addresses were delivered by Julius
c. Gunter, governor of Colorado,
and John J. Arnold, vice-president
OF the First National Bank of Chi
cagO.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
HUGE MONUMENT
TO MARK SIZE OF
LIBERTY DRIVE
Mammoth Structure Is to Be
Built on Court House
Grounds as Bonds
Sell.

A gigantic monument will be built
on the court house square during
Liberty loan week, starting Mon
day, October J.
1t will tower as high as the court
house and will not be without ar
chitecaral beauty. 1t will be built
of empty boxes, each box represent
ing $1,000 of Omaha's subscription
to the Fourth Liberty loan. As
Omaha's quota is around $15,000,-
900, there will be about $4,000 boxes
in the monument.
Each box measures about two by
three feet and is of the exact size
and specifications for use by the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
Another Hun Sub Is Sent
To Bottom by is. Steamer

An Atlantic Port, Sept. ga
large German submarine which was
lying in wait for transatlantic YES
sells 500 miles off the American
coast is believed to have been put
out of commission and perhaps
sunk by the United States shipping
board steamship Nansemond.
The encounter, according to the
Nansemond's master. Capt. William
Macleod, began at l2:45 p. m Sep
TENDER 10 and lasted As minutes.
Thirty-four shots were fired by the
steamer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
Army Orders.

Washington, Sept. 23.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Flrst Lieut.. Stonewall ]. Smock.
medical corps, is relieved from duty at
the army medical school. this city, and
will proceed to Fort Omaha.
Capt James N, Plumb, medical corps,
will proceed to Fort D. A. Russell.
The appointment of Sergt. Erich Henry
Voss. school for bakers and cooks, as
second lieutenant, adjutant generals de-
partment, is announced. He will proceed
to Camp Dodge
The appointment of william Jamison
Carter as second lieutenant, air service,
and his assignment to duty at Fort
Omaha, are announced.
The appointment of sergt. John F.
Brady, formerly of Troop NJ, 315th Cav
airy, as second lieutenant cavalry for the
present emergency, is announced. He
will proceed to Fort Yellowstone, Wyo.
The appointment of Palmer D. Sheldon
as captain of infantry Is announced. He
will proceed to Camp Dodge.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
Farmers Not Hit Hard

Washington, Sept. 23.-Prices to
farmers for foodstuffs have not in
creased IS per cent this year as
compared to 1917 prices. The food
administration explained today that
the announcement in its statement
last night reviewing food costs that
such an increase was being received
by these farmers was due to an
error in typewriting. The increase,
it said, has been only 81 per cent
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
Bandit Loots Train.

Seattle, Sept. 23.-Registered mail
valued at several thousand dollars
was obtained tonight by a bandit
who held up the engine crew OF
Great Northern train No. 355, two
miles south of Mukilteo, Wash, I'M
coupled a mail and baggage coach
and then made his escape after COM
pel1ing the engineer to haul him to
a point near Meadowville, Wash.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
Worlds Greatest War
Revenue Measure is
Now Before the Senate

Washington, Sept. 23-The great
est war revenue measure in the his
tory of the world entered today
upon its third stage, being formally
brought before the senate after its
adoption last week by the house
without a dissenting vote.
Senator Thomas of Colorado
democrat, in prepared address,
voiced some senate opposition to
features of the house bill. particular
" the war excess profits provision.
but general consideration will not
begin until after the senate finance
committee completes revision OF the
measure. Most leaders do not ex-
pect a report under month.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
SPANISH FLU" IS
GAINING HOLD ON
TRAINING CAMPS
Disease Makes Appearance in
rs CantonmentS Over the
Country; Funston Re-
ports181 Cases.

Washington, Sept. 25.-Spanish
influenza has made its appearance in
at least rs army camps over the
country. The surgeon generals Of
fee announced tonight that the to-
tai number of cases has increased
to 20,2l0, including 2,225 new cases
reported today.
Seven camps reported influenza
for the first time today.
Camp Lewis. Wash, reported p
new cases today.
The epidemic continues most Sc
we're at Camp Devens, Mass, Cen
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
Camp Under Quarantine.

Boulder, Colo, Sept. 23-With 50
of the $50 draft men taking special
army technical work at the Univer-
sity of Colorado, suffering from
what the military medical authori-
ties say is Spanish influenza, the
training camp was put under abso-
lutte quarantine today and steps were
taken to see that the spread of the
epidemic is minimized. None OF the
cases is serious, according to the
CamD authorities.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
Peoples Mission Church
Holds Its Annual Council

Rev. A. Wagner has been made
permanent oversight pastor of the
Peoples Mission churches of Iowa
and Nebraska. Action was taken at
the annual council of the church
which concluded sessions in Omaha
yesterday.
Rev. L. L. Lomack has been made
assistant pastor fot one year, The
work of the church. whiA ministers
to a congregation of <olored mem
bers, is largely along welfare lines.
There are societies in Council
Bluffs and Des MONIES. The local
church is located at Twenty-sixth
and Franklin streets.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
Patriotism the Keynote.

Friday, Junior Red Cross day, a
patriotic program will be held at the
Central high school. Patriotic songs
will be sung and talks on the Red
Cross and thrift will be given by
students. The salute to the flag and
the Junior Red Cross pledge of serv-
ice will be said in unison. A uni
form program will be followed in all
the public schools.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
FIRST PAYMENT LARGER.

Washington, Sept. 23.-Ten
per cent of the Fourth Liberty
loan subscriptions will be re-
quired on application, instead OF
5 per cent as for past loans. the
treasury announced today. TWEEN
ty per cent will be due November
p, 20 per cent December 10, 20
per cent January 10 and 80 per
cent January 80.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24

eral Gorgas said. The total number
of cases reported from that camp
up to noon today was 1900. Camp
Dix with 1897 cases is second. At
Camp Devens the number of pneu-
monia cases is high. 424 new cases
having been reported during the
past four days.
Influenza cases reported in west
ern camps, excluding camps report
ing too, for the first time shows:
Logan, Tex, Us; Funston has ISL,
and Travis, Tex, 81.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
Probe Committee Named.

Washington, Sept. 23.-The SEN
ate's investigation of propaganda
and political activities of brewery
interests, with particular reference
to the purchase of the Washington
Times by Arthur Brisbane with
money furnished by brewers, was
entrusted by the judiciary commit
tee today to a subcommittee headed
by the chairman, Senator Overman
of North Carolina, and including
Senators King of Utah, Walcott OF
Delaware, Nelson of Minnesota and
Sterling of South Dakota.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
Auction Sale of Parcel
Posts Goods is Started

An auction sale of parcel post
packages began at the postoffice
early Monday morning. Improper
ly wrapped and addressed packages,
which have accumulated during the
last six months, are offered at sale.
There are more than 100 articles
to be disposed of and the sale will
continue until all are sold.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
Bishop Charles Currier
Dies on WAY to Baltimore

Baltimore, Sept. 23-Bishop
Charles Warren Currier of the Cath
Ollie church died on a train this
evening when on his way from
Waldorf, Nd, to this city.
Bishop Currier had been in ap-
parently good health and held con-
firmation services Sunday at Wal
dorf, southern Maryland.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
South Side Brevetaes

IF. A. Agnew left Monday night for
sokwatha, Kan, Ito be gone several days
* important business.
&ajor Delaney, OF IT. Crook, received
liza Sunday Of the safe arrival In France
&&r. A. A. Fricke, who IL now surgeon
fSz)or Of the Twenty.sixth Engineers,
u dquarters. located near Paris.
s~5iss Sarah Reed. who has been a res
auH Of Bellevue for Al years, died Sat-
Mi at the home of her sister, Mrs.
TOO. Goss. Bellevue. at the advanced
AZ "a years. Funeral services were
Eunday At the Gosr residence and
nt in Bellevue cemetery.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
OBITUARY.

MRS. MARY SUFFER-, pioneer
Omaha woman, died Sunday in a hos
pital. She was Sc years of age at the
time of her death and had resided
in Omaha FOR SO years. Funeral
services will be held in the Burket
parlors Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock. Interment will be In Lau-
rel Hill cemetery
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
Benny Leonard Has Shade
The Better of Ted Lewis

Newark, N. J.. Sept. 23.-Benny
Leonard, the lightweight hampton,
had a shade the better of Ted
kid" Lewis, welterweight cham
pion at the end of their eight-round
bout here tonight. No decision was
given by the referee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
Allied Filters Drop Bombs
On German AirdrOmeS

London, Sept, 25-Machines of
the British independent air force
dropped nearly 10 tons of bombs
on German airdromes and on blast
furnaces in the Metz region Satur-
day night, it was officially an
rounced today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
Severe in Quebec.

Quebec, Sept. 23.-Three hundred
students at the Catholic college at
Victoria Nilleque, are reported be i'll
with Spanish influenza. Two of the
faculty. and one student have died
from the malady. The college has
been quarantined.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
Rural Letter Carriers.

Washington, Sept. 23.--(SpeciaI Tele-
gram. )-South Dakota rural letter car
riers appointed Howard, s. D., Nellie
NJ. Barrett: Memo. s. D., Louise C. wag-
ner; Parkston. s. D., Fred P. Tesks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
Foe in Flight Upon
Macedonian Front
BULLETIN.

London Sept. 23-Between the Vardar river and Lake
Doran the eastern end of the Macedonian 'front.' British
troops have reached the line of Kara Oghuar and HAMA
lin and advancing Mrzens the west bank of the
river Vardar according to official statement issued this
evening by the British Office AS the result of the heavy
the allied forces the enemy has evacua
ed the whole line from Dorian point west of the Vardar
ITALIANS CUT BREACH IN LINE.
Rome, Sept. 2S.-The Italian troops in Macedonia have
advanced average of than miles in pursuit of
the Germans and Bugarans and have taken 16 villages
says the report from the office today
Allied successes in Macedonia have resulted the driv
ing of breach between the eastern and western tanks of
the German-Bugaran forces whose main lines of commun
cation have been cut The Bulgarans full retreat be-
tween Monastir and the Vardar.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24
ITALIANS CUT BREACH IN LIN
Sixty-four Good Men
And True Selected
For Funston Training

Local exemption board No. 4 has
called the following "a selective
service men to report for duty the
week of October 7. They will be
sent to Camp Funston, Kan, for
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24

Anton H. Koubek.
Antonino Whale.
Harry Proisman.
Roy NJ. Steffa.
George G. Klusaw.
Albert r. Fuller.
Staten Kracrecwski.
Mike Denney.
Joe Knicky.
Axel A. Johnson.
James Lynch.
P. F. McAlltster.
Salvatore FaucuilIa
George d. Cowry.
Frank Satrapa.
Louis Melicher.
Hugh j. Ryan.
Herman Latta.
Robert s. Lee.
Dominica De Saints.
Filadelpho Bosco.
Anton F. Codek.
VIM. C. Ammons.
james C. Baldwin.
Fred Alexander.
Harry X. Easton.
Cornelius V. Ryan.
Gust Castillo.
A. w. Bayersdorfer.
Alternates--
Ralph j. Antiedol.
John l.. Bergquist.
Walter r. Cornell.
Ruben Feltman.
Joseph J. Socha.
Harry w. Hass.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-24

training:
VIII H. Mick.
A. N. NJ. Kepler.
Jacob p. Hoist.
Carl II. Roos.
Richard N. Khoury.
V. Squilloce.
Elmer G. Hubbell.
Antonlus De Luci.
Ray s. Shields.
Michael Carter.
Andrew A. Kinder.
r. u. Stratton.
John Fiala.
Archie Clark.
Joseph Tribulate.
Arnold Vogt.
David H. Whitesel.
Maynard Gardner.
Salvador Sortino.
John A. Weir.
FilippO GiacalOne.
Frank B. Sinclair.
John H. Drexel.
F. A. Jorgensen.
Harry X. Saunders.
Paul Davle.
Tony Rodino.
Soren j. Sorenson.
Harry A. Peoler.
Lewis D. Agosta.
Francisco Peritore.
Edward C. Sharpe.
Frederick B. Wiles.
Ralph II. Missley.
Joe Canton.
Geo. G. Hofmahn.
Nels H. Jensen.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-16
Moundsville Briefs.

Work on rcpaintinR the Christian
church. corner &C Seventh and jefferson
streets has been completed. The i'm
prorcrncnt is marked.
Mrs. Howard Eojtle and daughter will
return in few days after an extended
visit IN Ohio.
james Henderson. Of MorEeutown. has
returned home after a visit With friends
and relatives here
J. T.. IAGcrty. son Of Mr.. and Mrs
A. T. I-afTcrty. Of Morton avenue. has
been ornu;iSsioncd n sergeant in the
wireless corps Of Cincinnati University.
George StultZ leaves the first OF the
week for Camp Sherman, Crillicoth-.
O.. whore he viii take up a clerical job
with the city.
J. T. Bart-lg and family. OF this city.
have moved TO Wheeling to live.
J. J.. Simpson has returned to his
home IN this city after two weeks trip
through the Eastern Panhandle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Cham hcrlain have
moved from First street to Cedar ave-
nue.
Nr. and Mrs. Shelby Miner. OF Cam
cron. wore here Saturday on visit.
r. c. Yoho, Of Proctor. was a visitor
in The city Saturday.
G.. r. Berber. who WAS called here by
tho death Of his wife, has returned to
Barbcrton, @.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fulton have de-
! parted for Harrington, Kan. to visit
Mr. Fultons sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester DcnZ5c. OF Eighth
street arr moving to Wheeling.
William Reed. Of Fin avenue. is Wis
fling his mother in Bcllairc.
Mrs. S. W. Meals and daughters Mary
Fcllc and Margaret. Of Pittsburgh. are
visiting in MoundSvillc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-16
TOMORROW OBSERVED
AS CONSTITUTION DAY

NEW YORK. Sept. lE.-Constitution
Day, the anniversary of the adoption OF
the constitution Of the United states.
occurs on Tuesday. September II. Seek
ing the co-opcrntion OF the people
throughout tho. country. Louis Amin
Arrrs, president general OF the Society
Of the Sons Of the American Revolution,
has issued n proclama ton in which u"
invites a liberal observation or the DAY.
Several OF tho state societies or that
organization ar" planning tn nave gen
cral celebrations. including the ringing
Of church and other bells and the blow
iuC IF factory whistles for three MIN
utcs Mt noon. He urges: Let there
be a general display Of tn" United states
flag Let the various dGpartmcntS or
education in states and municipalities
hc urged to open III" morning session oil
all school with exercises rrritlnE tn"
story of tn" birth Of III" constitution
and calling attention Ia tho sacred rights
and blessed privileges that every citizen
enjoys under its protection.
Tho president general has appointed
n. committees Of loo members iof the sons
Of tho American Revolution to act rs Il
IN tionnl committee. urging governors or
states and mayors Of cities 10 issue pro-
carnations for tho observance Of this
d,v This committee will cooperate
with state and local committees SO that
CONSTITUTION Day will have m honorcd
nIarr in or calendar of patriotic ami
vnrSarics
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-16
RIVER NEWS

The river ut the wharf yesterday ut
: p. m. was eight feet and stationary.
while at ;hc foot OF McMcchcn dam II
was six foot five inches and stationary.
The Omaha was detained by big
way freight business on her way from
rarkcrsburg. and did not leave this port
for pittsburgh until nine p m. last
night
The Milton came in from Matamoras
Yesterday morning and will leave for
that port nj l:3o H. m. today.
The Verne Swain took out two c1cur-
sions vest crday. She will lay UP for the
week and next Sunday will TAX" out the
two usual excursion trips.
The Old Reliable will pass up carly
this morning from SistcrsviIlc 10 Fits
burgh with = tow of loaded gasoline
harScs.
The New MartinSvillc wharf boat Will
arrive here Tuesday and will hc moorrd
at tho foot Of Twelfth street and will
he used by tho ndcpcndant boats which
pooled their interests few days ago.
these boats consisting Of III" Verne
Swain. Helen f.. Liberty and Milton
The ARTIFICIAL wave created by the l..
S EnEinccrS last week arrived in the
Cincinnati district last night and on the
crest were tho kanawha river boats,
Robert T. Gillian. Eugene Dana Smith,
George Mathnson No. =. Cruiser and the
Sallir Marnct.
Tho GrerndaIc Of the Greene line.
broke n cylinder timber on her trip up
Mt Rome Ohio. and is now laid up al
Point Pleasant for repairs.
The all steel wharf boat Mississippi.
recently purchased by the Liberty Tran
sit company. is ut st. Louis and rs soon
as unlnaded Of her freight will TIC towcd
to this city. arriving here about the
middle Of November
The L. s. S. CayuCa will have repairs
to her furnace completed today and to-
morrow will start to work with the
1rcT,Ee boat Cincinnati. dredging the bar
NJ the mouth Of Wheeling crcek. after
finishing there she will En to tho head
Of the Island and dredGC tn" upper end
If the bar. finishing there she will So TO
Unrwnod Ia dr,dGc near Dam IL. II
will take about three weeks TO finish tho
tlrcdEr work in this district.
River kilograms.
Davis Island Dam-?.J feet. rising:
cloudy.
Stcubcnvillc -S feet. stationary:
cloudy.
MorEa feet. stationary: clear
Oil City-1.l feet, stationary; cloudy.
Warrcn--l foot. stationary; cloudy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-16
WASHINGTON
West Virginia News - Notes
and Gossip at the Nations
Capital.

WASHINGTON. II. G.. Sept. 1a.-H 4.
1I.,nz.. OF ClarksburE. proprietor OF the
largest dry cleaning and dying "Stah'ish-
nrnt in West Virginia is in Washington
IA I'm brfnr> tho war proritics o"iiru as
ON. of thu. rnrrn berS Of Il delegation from
the national organization or men en-
,.rct il, mat business. The complaint
~, tbis bus1ucss is that II is dlScrl'llt'.
mated ncainst in favor Of launhriHS'
many of which have dry-clcaninG All"
diving departments. Nhll" b"th arg
listed as essential businesses the mum
dries arc on the pref list ana ''c
orher business is not. Mr.. HcinZc WAS
Instrumental in interesting Seha'"''
r,or and Sutherland and Representa-
live. Reed and Wnudyard in the COM
n1aint in behalf Of West NirEinians ch'
gagged in tho business in uesuoh.
A commission as postmaster has necn
issucd 10 Howard McConl ut Austen.
w Va Michael V. Moran has been
designated acting postmaster AT Ut
landn ". Va
John T. Mt-,ks. a we'll known attor-
ncv Of Huntington is a business V'sitor
in the capital
Senator Howard Sutherland IS spend
ing The weekend at his home in ElNns.
The post office department anhouhc"d
today tho date for holding the cNami'
nation for postmaster Mt M;lHison'
Boone county II will be held ut ST
Adams on October 16.
Congressman George NJ. Bowers, or
the Second district oday announced the
following nominations for cadctShlps OK
the Naval Academy mt Annapolis: Prin-
cipal. S. Dewitt Fulton, Of Cherry Run,
w. Va: first alternate David II. Rely
OF Charles Town: second alternate Leo
u. Tabler. Of NartinShurG; third alter
nate. J. Aston Fisher. of Piedmont
principal. Robert Jac"b Schlcusc' ~
Martinshurg: first alternate MerFl
Davis Carco Of Terra ,Atta: second al
tcrnate> A. Parker Butts, Jr.. Of DAVIS:
third alternate, James ]. Clover 81
Romncy.
President c. r. Clark. Of Salem col
lrre. HtlS visitor Mt Congressman
Redds office today: also V. II. Od"'i.
prominent citizen Of Redwood. Prcs'-
dent Clark and Mr. Reel are old AMI
intimate friends. Salem college CON
fcrrcd the degree Of Ill. l.. an Mt. Reed
n number Of years ago, and upon thas
occa sion he delivered the annual COM
menccmcnt address to the graduating
class.
Senator Sutherland has taken M with
tho pension commissioner thr arnii"a-
ton Of John Mcrloud of 1foult. W. Va
for an increased allowance, anu rs urs-
ing favorable decision.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-16
ELLEN GOWLAND WILL
RECOVER FROM WOUNDS

Tho little girl. Ellen CT""land. aSco
years. who was accidentally Sh"t Nv IVY
var old brother. Saturday night, Ia
getting along nicely NJ IN" ON" Nhi''S
General hospital. and has 4 Sond "h"nce
for r.rnvary If complications do net set
m Tn" accident happened ut thH COW
N nd hone. in Film Grove. when the little
boy t"nl; tho gun from IN" dresser III
his fathers room ANA E"t thinhl"e II
VS. l"ah"d. I"intrl II ut ms '''le SlS
l"-. pulling IT." trigger tn" gun ''rnk
.n3 ,h.. bullet went through m" right
.rr, -ianc,t:.. on ii" hon" and entering
III l,,G.- hrnll. ',,n eighth and ninth
rI:,. and iodyrd under III" skin near
Tho c.ntcr Of the back.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-16
REG coA1 SHIPPED.

UI'NTlNTTON, ". Va. Sept. ~
Coal loading nvcr the entire system or
the ChcSaprakr & Ohio railroad de-
rrrae..l over Il quarter ~ 4 million tons
FROM tho total set during the month or
July. Til. banner month for the rail
road when an almost perfect car sup
nv was given and since car shortage
became a national issue. according 10
tho report just issued here.
The total coal loaded from the seven
districts tapped by tho chesapeake 4:
haI h.n tons. while tn" total for July
was 2.n9a,12n tons. a not decrease or
oo52lnn tons and net increase over the
month If August. 1917 Of aT6.9e5 tons.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-16
war AnGcluS,

Moundsvillc has adopted the war an
gclus or prayer of the oelF TOT lne
duration of ulc war. Al O'CLOCK "ach
evening n bell on ono OF the churcheS
will he rung and the people or the city
are asked to ofrgr 4 prayer Tor Victory
for the allies. Last week the Gaho1c
church bell was rung. This week the
Presbyterian church bell will ring cach
evening. and next week tho First N r
church bells.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-16
Organ Remodclctl.

TIL" Ilorncr f'irH organ Co. of Col
nnhIis. g.. has taken over Tn" remodel
ing az tin al! mp" organ Il! 81. lluIs
ETlHG"l'"II church. md Experts Ia have
~ r''hi"i" with u"Wn"'S in q short time"
=" - almost Il rOna;iC" competed
W'.h ,h!S PIN: organ. which has don"
duty f." such = long i'm" in IFS present
h"u!". Il is ;'n old track organ anil onr
Of inH first master hands IN III" city Ia
manipulate its keys was Professor
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-16
MOUNDSV|LLE
Find Snakes

County officials in charge OF the road
Improvement in the narrows are eS-
periencing some little amusement Out
little delay. as the result Of Il numher
OF snakes found in the creviccs OF rock
along the road where the eXcavating IS
being done. Some of the n"Go state
convicts show fear OF the reptiles. anu II
Is with difficulty that they are induced
to work where snakes har" been found.
Most of the reptiles are garter snakes
ur hl1"k& nak'':, ALL Of the harmless
,ux-,uty. or. Al LIZ; norr-poisonous.