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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-28
'Over the Top" Wins
Unbounded Success
corr. Theatre Continues to Prove as
Popular as Ever With Large
Crowds.

No Other ptr;Wrs ihn, has h""u on no
card OF ,l... pupu!a: court Th'air" has
nrovcn ia 10 -. Sri,;,"'sSf,il and perhaps
no other mt with Nh. general app7"r;,I
rs Sarct Arthur Gay Emp"y'S "nr"7
,ho Tor" wEirh IL playing 10 many
.hratr. eu"rS. This wonderful! PLAY
brought 20 realistic life III IN" movies -
an appeal To all American ard VIII do
more good than any number "f lectures
ar newspaper comments on tn" world
war situation All that Is going on NJ
rho front Is depicted in this magnificent
r-nd,1rtion Of which the -NitaSrlph
,.ornnanv is 10 r. especially praised on
no specially arranged features.
\ 1ic,Ir: more thr!ilinE. NOR. roalts-
re. NOR" popular. NOR" convincing Than
,h;s Will n"c grace IT," screen for MANY
. dav, All that ~ desired - brought
before your very eyes. ftrs. you 500 IN"
,.,c,er love plot then "ou So" "''ttIa}
rirhtine then n" coward crops cut.
,ncu you 81" IN" boys coming horn"
cover tho Top and y"'l actually AZ"
amazed and startled a. tn" wonderful!
p,c,ur;zaiinn which ,s cnmpl"t" n
every detail Sergt. Emp"y. himself,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-28
RIPPING RHYMES
By WALT MASON.
THE ONE INTEREST.

| went las; Night :" SAG tn %i"w. a
play w. hons :.,!'r,,d: hui lji!l" Eva :
ial, "f va" ,Iu>; l,ft III" '"rlinE bored.
Saw Eliza cross The lr'y. but frir un
pleasure. ;hrIll. '"r y,,l: thinking 1t
i.rnp.. way :" can "ld Kaiser l.Il. AnH
AInri.S the lawyer h.w"d IN" :crr$. and
failed ~ MAX" m'. Erin: my Thoughts
w.r,, ail e harIl flags and swords aud
:.,arr:ll d'v. w"mt |" -" tin has la'!
@ai,r.. win rr"nI"* thrc" or four. The
ra..IIIr;,'S pretty much III" Srii!. rs III
tho days If y"r". l;T; there was llitl"
,vhn"TjT& .lrn". although lh' play was
r.u-. t. w.: wrr" Thinking Of III" Hun.
of war across TIN brine. | know not
wh:rh tam wen ar lost. and didn't s''"In
to care: for. everything on "nrth's a
frost. say. huin-S "nNcr there" do
not car. for printed hooks. for music
.r FIR art: there's n"tlinE HOW hwi war
cnZr"liS. that :tirS my weary heart. !
do IuI car. for r"iiii"s. f"r statesmen
aud their Spi"lS. for Ill their foolish i'Hc
Of tricks | wouldn't EiIr TWO wh''Is
l Gu nrt yrarn for county fairs. for ri''-
njcS IN tho woods all mortal things ar"
fa1.." and %rar"S. say" war. and ~ IN"
.,.m,d< And Il ai"n" IL worth or wh!l"
until u!Ir '.auS". is won. until we've can
nd that ,hin" uf guild. thu nu;nrrAtic
Hun
(C"rrrIEhi. 1918. by George Matthew
AdamS)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-28
GROWING
FOR CELEBRATION
CHAIRMAN OF FOURTH OF JULY
COMAITTEE MAKES AN
APPEAL.
General Committee Will Hold housing
Meeting This Evening-An Report
Progress.

Hon. Frank \. OBrien. chairman c1
the executive committee for the bag
characterization celebration 10 BIZ held
on the Fourth Of July. has issued an
appeal 70 the people nf Wheeling and
the surrounding towns 10 make lndc-
p"ntlencc day memorable this year b.
participating in the grand celebration
instead Of taking n trip TO some other
place.
"I<,t us each and every one renew
nur allegiance In the stars and stripes.
snd Mr.. OI:rirn. so that tho whole
world will know that our frrefathc g.
who came ~ this country and who have
fought and died that the great principles
OF lihcrt.- and freedom will survive.
From the bloody footprints of Wash
incInn's Snl,Iirrs in the snow AT Valley
Forge t" ;he whstIinr of the bullets
IN San Juan hill. this sacred heritage
has eyer hc"n guarded by III" .Amcricrn
peopl, Ivy their blood and honor. and it
will show In thu world that W. a."
closer .ldcd on the l42nd natal day
81 the nation. built on III" principles at
life. liberty ana the pursuit Of harp!-
n,.>S' IT,; every man. woman and child
de- double honor Ia old Glory on that
~
brrryrs Ia rhr c;tsl will dcaf"n IN" ears
al Burglar Eli. the beast Of Berlin. IN
his palace Il: Pnlsdam!'
TIL. rnInmiltr" as Il whole is working
!ik" beavers and The big program is fast
assuming definite shape. An appeal has
been sent out ;nr flowers. real flowers.
and plenty of them. Those wishing IN
ntribut. can bunch their rosics and
1,tIil Inc al
posi-, Them ON the lawn on tho Chapline
street side on Wednesday, afternoon
Jult.", where they wil! b. taken care
al by III" flower committee.
The rulurrd citizens will turn on;
with Il hiE delegation. headed by the
buckley" Band Of Martins Ferry. Il ncGl 2
musical organ izaiion. followed by the
Patriarch order ;f Odd Fellows. tho
I'ythisns and tho BOY Scouts. James
Erans"u has charge Of this unit.
Three thousand small flags have been
ordered 10y the flag committee and Will
be distributed Ia the mariners. How
eyer. if any ono has L small flag tho"
are. requested Ia bring L along. rs the
Commits" has hnUEht all flags in tie
lrCA market.
IN" Polish section will have repre-
Scntativcs from all adjoining towns ana
as far UP the river as Wcirton.
F'athc! John Ostap will lead the del
ri:atinn Of I'krauianS. IL" strong. Their
uaiiyc country. tho Ukraine. has re-
Gently been nvrrrun by tho Germans
and AuStrianS and all but destroyed.
H. +. Ifabcrstick, chi"f OF staff. will
make his headquarters Mt the auditn-
rum, beginning Saturday. and Will oa
there every day and night. except sun.
day. until the night OF July 3. Anyone
desiring information Of The formation
Of In" parade. entering uf floats and
uIhc- details. will :n,l Mr. 1laherstlck
there In answer Them.
Every Cathedral high school cadet.
and l?lS graduates. ar" requested 10 at
tend the meeting 1T th" Cathedral ar
mr-v, Monday night. at 80 p. M.
l:%,pds are wanted by the committee.
as Tho local musical organizations are
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-28

acts :l!r loading r"i" ard thS veteran
r,lII we'll deserves Unlimited "r'd'i. sup
ported hy an :u'-s:ar cast. Emmy. APP
pr1rS - advantage. II - I ririur'' WIN
:. ,nc<yaG.. AMI appeals !" every 100 per
cen, American.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-28
Held Picnic

Tho annual picnic "t tn" Christian
churches and Sunday schools If Wheel
INK district was held all day Yesterday
at thr~ STATE FAR Grounds; on The Island
Several hundred attended. and n fine
program "f amu$'meuts for the day
WAS carried ont Many took advantage
ur tn" pool and it WAS filled all day lung
Churches from Ernwn"d. South Side
our the pix. Warwnnd and Wheeling
churches were represented.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-28
HE WAS WORRIED AND
AOPEI ESS.

For ten or twelve years was
bothered with bad kidney trouble.
writes T. F. Hutchinson, Little Rock,
Ark. "a tried many remedies and doc
tors, but grew worse all the time.
was worried and had almost given
up all hopes. tried Foley Kidney
Pills and they helped me a lot. ! have
since used five boxes and am now
we'll man" Foley Kidney Pills drive
out aches and pains cue tc kidney
trouble; also sleep disturbing BLADDER
disorders. Sold everywhere.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-28
MINERS CONFERENCE

One hundred and twenty-scrcn dele
gates from tho Iasrtrn Ohio miners of
the United Mine Workers of America
were in special session yesterday at the
Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly
hall. Tho convention WAS called for
the purpose Of protesting against the
location Of the miners temple ut Bell
airr. Tho question was not settled yes
trrtlay and will b" thrcshcd out to-day
when it is expected 4 decision will be
reached. President William II. Roy.
Of Bcllairc is presiding at the session
and the meetings arc being held in
Wheeling rs it is neutral ground. The
hig contestants for the tempt" were
Martins Ferry and B"llairc and this city
Offer. far better facilities for holding
tho meetings and accommodating the
delegates.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-28
Army Dogs Here
Truck with Dogs For Tho Battlefield!
Arrives In The City On
way East.

Nm army truck loaded with real live
dogs +" l." used in connection with the
L;g war gam" III f:ur"p" arrived IN til"
rity last evening "n their way toward
th.. East. The truck W.T.; quartrr"d n
on. If tho l"rAI garages where tn" ami
mails w"r" taken nut their cage and
taken ear" ~. The dogs ar" "C tn" real
ItrE, variety aVtd ar" used for scout
PURPOSES with IN" army over there.
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As now were the men to reach these
Xes, but to key this was a mere de-
il.
tie got long ropes and tied one end
round each rafter and then tied a lot
{ knots in the ropes. These ropes
ould take the place of stairways.
We figured III that the rafters
ould seal about forty men and sold
lat number of tickets accordingly.
When the t~ickethOlders for the boxes
# u glimpse of the rafters and were
formed that they had to use the rope
airway, there vas IA howl of indigna
on, but we had their money and told
lem that if they did not like ii they
luld write to the management later
nd their money would be refunded
ut under these conditions they would
ut be allowed to witness the perform
nee that night.
After a little grousing they accepted
ne situation with the promise that II
he show was rotten they certainly
would let us know about 1t during the
performance.
Everything went lovely and it was q
lOwling success, until Alkali Ike ap
reared ON the scene with his revolver
oaded with blank cartridges. Behind
he bar on g shelf was a long line Of
3ottles. Alkali Ike was supposed to
start on the left of this line and break
six of the bottles by firing at them with
mis- revolver. Behind these bottles a
piece of painted canvas was supposed
10 represent the back of the bar. at
each shot from Alkali's pistol a mar
behind the scenes would hit one of the
with his entrenching tool
handle and smash IL. TO give the Inn
preston that Alkali vas a good shot.
Alkali Ike started in and aimed at
the right of the line of bottles instead
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-05-07

About five that night they returned
covered with CRIME and dust, but load
ed down with a miscellaneous assert
ment of everything under the sun.
They must have thought that | was
going to start a department store,
Judging from the different things they
brought back from their pillage.
After eight days constant writing !
completed a twO-aet farce comedy
which / called "The Diamond Palace
Saloon" Upon the suggestion of one
Of the boys In the section l sem a proof
Of the program to a printing house In
London. Then | assigned the different
parts and started rehearsing. David
Relasco would have thrown up his
hands in despair at the material which
| had to use. Just imagine trying to
teach a Tommy, with a strong cockney
accent, to impersonate a Bowery tough
or a Southern negro.
Adjacent to our billet was an open
leld. We got busy at one end of il and
INSTRUCTED q stage. We secured the
AAAuOti AOi thE NtdSt ny hNlioAASAihS
an old wooden shack in the real OF
our billet.
The first scene was supposed to rep
resent a street on the Bowery in New
York, while the scene of the second
tct was the interior of the, Diamond
Palace saloon, also on the Bowery.
In the play I took the part of Abe
Switch, a farmer, who had come from
Pumpkinville Center, Tenn, to make
his first visit to New York.
In the first scene Abe Switch meets
the proprietor of the Diamond Palace
saloon. a ramshackle affair which tC
the owner was a financial loss.
The proprietor's name was Ton
Twistem, his bartender being named
Fillem Up.
After meeting Abe, Tom and Fillem
Up persuaded him to buy the place
praising it to the skies and telling
w%ondrous tales of the money taken
over the bar.
While they are talking, an old Jew
named key Cohenstein comes along
and Abe engages him for cashier. Aftel
engaging key they meet an ole
Southern negro called Sambo, anC
upon the suggestion of key he is en-
gagged as porter. Then the three o.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
STAGED Under Fire.

Three days after the incident just re-
lated our company was relieved from
the front line and carried. We stayed
In reserve billets for about two weeks
when we received the welcome news
that our division would go back of the
line ito rest billets." We would re-
main in these billets for at least two
months, this in order to be restored to
our full strength by drafts of recruits
from Blighty.
Everyone was happy and contented
at these tidings; all you could hear
around the billets was whistling and
singing. The day after the receipt Of
the order we liked for five days, max
Ing an average Of about twelve kilos
per day until we arrived at the small
town of O.
1t took us about three days to get
settled, and from then on our eushy
time started. We would parade from
; :45 in the morning until II noon.
Then except for an occasional billet
or brigade guard we were on our own.
For the first four or five afternoons
spent my time in bringing up to date
my neglected correspondence.
Tommy loves to be amused. and be-
ing a Yank, they turned to me for
something new in this line. l taught
them how to pitch horseshoes. and this
game made a great hit for about ten
days. Then Tommy turned to Amer
lea for a new diversion. l was up In
the air until a happy thought came to
me. Why not write a sketch and break
Tommy In as an actori
one evening after flights out" when
you are not supposed to talk, impart-
ed my scheme in whispers to the sec
lion. They eagerly accepted the idea
of forming a stock company
q hardly wait until the morning
further details.
fter parade, tie next afternoon l
almost mobbed. Everyone In the
ion wanted a part In the proposed
oh. When | Informed them that II
aid take at least ten days of hard
Irk 10 write the plot, they were bit
tty disappointed. Immediately got
,sy. made a desk out of biscuit tins
The corner of the billet, and put up
sign "Empey & Wallace Theatrical
D." About twenty of the section
on reading this sign. Immediately
piled for the position of office boy
accepted the twenty applicants, an'
mt them on scouting parties through
~ the deserted French village. Thes'
rites were to search all the attics fo'
scarded civilian clothes, and any
ling that we could use In the prop
Il our proposed company
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hem, arm in arm. leave to take pos
session of this wonderful palace which
Abe has just paid $4,000 for. (Cur-
tain.)
In the second act the curtain rises
on the interior of the Diamond Palace
saloon. and the audience gets its first
shock. The saloon looks like a pig
pen. two tramps lying drunk on the
door, and the bartender in a dirty
shirt with his sleeves rolled up, asleep
With his head on the bar.
Enter Abe, Sambo and key, and the
fun commences.
One of the characters In the second
act was named Broadway Kate, and |
had an awful job TO break in one of
he Tommies to act and talk like a
woman.
Another character was Alkali Ike, an
trizona cowboy, who just before the
lose of the play comes into the saloon
nd wrecks it with his revolver.
We had eleven three-hour rehearsals
before | thought it advisable to pre-
sent the sketch to the public.
The whole brigade was crazy to
witness the first performance. This
performance was scheduled for Friday
sight and everyone was full of antici-
ration; when bang! orders came
through that the brigade would move at
two that afternoon. Cursing n
binding was the order of things upon
the receipt of this order, but we
moved.
That night we reached the little vii
lage of s. and again went into rest
billets. We were TO be there two
weeks. our company Immediately got
busy and secured the village for a
suitable place in which 10 present u
production. Then we received another
shock.
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Fired by the news OF tn,
sinking of the Lusitania by a German
submarine, Arthur Guy Empey, an Ameri
can, leaves his office in Jersey City anc
goes to England where he enlists in the
British army.
CHAPTER n-After a period OF train.
ing. Empey volunteers for Immediate serv.
ICE and soon finds himself In rest billetl
somewhere in France" where he frs
Iakes the acquaintance of the ever-pres.
mt "cooties."
CHAPTER HI-Empey attends his frs
hurch services at the front while a Ger.
nan Fokker circles over the congregation
CHtPTER Tv-Empey's command goes
nto the front-line trenches and Is undel
fire for the first time.
CHAPTER V-Empey learns TO adop,
the motto OF the British Tommy, IF you
tre going 10 get It. you'll get 1t, so never
worry"
CHAPTER vI-Back in rest billets. EN-
oey gets his first experience as a mess
orderly.
CHAPTER vII-Empey learns how the
British soldiers are fed.
CHAPTER vIII-Back in the front-line
rench. Empey sees his first friend of tht
renches go West"
CHAPTER IX-Empey makes his frs
Welt To a dugout in Suicide Ditch"
CHAPTER X-Empey learns what con.
~stitutes a days work" In the front-bn'
rench.
CHAPTER xI-Empey goes lover th'
op'' for the first time in a charge on tn
herman trenches and Is wounded by g
uayonet thrust.
CHAPTER XTI-Empey joins the sui
.ide club as the bombing squad is called
CHAPTER XIII-Each Tommy gets al
,flcia. bath.
CHAPTER xIv-Empey helps dig a.
dvanced trench under German fire.
CHAPTER Xv-on listening post" IL
No Mans Land.
CHAPTER xVI-Two a~rtillerymen ''pu
1ne over" on Old Pepper, their regimenta
commander.
CHAPTER XVII-Empey has narrow es
ape while IN patrol duty in No Man
Land.
CHAPTER xVIII-Back In rest billet
.Empey writes AMI stages a farce COMEDY
CHAPTER xEx-Soldiers have man
Ways to amuse themselves while ION thei
1wn."
CHAPTER xX-Empey volunteers 70
machine gun service and goes back int
ne front-line trenches.
CHAPTER xXI-Empey again goe
over the top" in a charge which cost hi.
ompauy II killed and 81 wounded.
CHAPTER xXII-Triek with a machin'
.un silences one bothersome Fritz.
CHAPTER XXIII-German attack. pre-
eded by gas wave, is repulsed.
CHAPTER xXIv-Empey is forced q
AXE part In an execution as a membe
4 the firing squad.
CHAPTER XXv-British prepare 70
he Big Push-the battle OF the Somme.
O.. xp.ER1 yxyI-In q trench raid
9receding the Big Push. Empey Is des
)erately wounded and lies unconscious II
80 Mans Land for 80 hours.
CHAPTER XXVII-After four months
n a British hospital, Empey is discharged
5 physically unfit for further war serV
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NOTICE
Administrators Sale of Personal
Pr0perty-Cattle

In the Sixth Judicial District Court
of the State of Nevada, in and for
Humboldt county.-In the matter of
the estate of George H. Balm, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that, in pur-
suance of an order of the said Court.
made on the 9th day of April, 1918,
in the matter of said estate, the I'M
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of George H. Balm, deceased, will sell
at private sale, for cash. lawful money
of the United States, on Saturday,
May 18th, AID. 1918, at the hour of 4
o'clock pm. of said day, at the resi-
dence of said deceased, at what is
commonly called and known as the
Balm Ranch, situated on the Humboldt
river, in said Humboldt county, State
Of Nevada, about thirty-five miles
~northeasterly from the town of Win
nemucca. the following described per-
sonal property, to-wit:
ONE LOT OF CATTLE, consisting
of about 200 head, mostly branded
with the "CP" brand on the left hip,
being cows, heifers. steers, calves and
bulls, in the field at said ranch, where
said cattle have been fed since the
18th of December, 1917, and where
they are now being fed. and said cattle
are now in good condition, and in
Guiding and embracing all of the
cattle belonging to said estate.
Offers for said cattle can be made
to the undersigned, in person, or by
letter, through the U. s. mail, ad-
dressed to him at Golconda, Humboldt
county, Nevada. Said cattle will be
sold in one lot.
April 30th, 1918.
GEORGE A. Balm,
Administrator of the said Estate.
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duplication No. 5O30)
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMISSION TO APPROPRIATE
THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA.

Notice is hereby given that on the
26th day of April, 1918. in accordance
with Section SO. Chapter 40. of the
Statutes of 1913, one James L. Rich
ards. of Golconda, County of Hum
boldt. and State of Nevada, made ap-
plication to the State Engineer OF
Nevada for permission to appropriate
the public waters of the State of Ne
vada. Such appropriation is to be
made from Garden Canon, at a point
in the NWA. SEA, Sec. 8, T. 81 N,
r. 40 E., M.D.B.&M., by means Of a
small dam, and one cubic foot per
second is to be conveyed to SEA, NE
"A. Sec. 8. SWA NWA, and NJ, SW
a, Sec. 8. T. 81 ~, r. 40 E., NJ. d. B.
& NJ, by means of bitches. and there
used for irrigation, stock and domestic
purposes. from April until October of
each year. Water not to be returned
to stream.
(Signed) SEYMOUR CASE,
State Engineer.
Date of first publication, Apr. 80, 1918.
Date of last publication. May 81, 1918.
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A rival company was already estab-
lished In the village. They called
themselves 'The Bow Bells" ind
put on a sketch entitled, "Blighty-
What HopesT" They were the divi-
sional concert party.
We hoped they all would be soon
In Blighty to give us a chance.
This company charged an admission
of a franc per head, aud that night
our company went en- masse to see
their performance. 1t really was good.
l had a sinking sensation when |
thought of running my sketch in op-
position to it.
In n of their scenes they had a
soubrette called Flossie. The soldier
that took this part was clever and
made a Incorporating and chic girl.
We Immediately fell in love with her
until two days after. while we were
on a march, we passed Flossie with
'her" sleeves rolled up and the sweat
pouring from ''her" face unloading
shells from a motor lorry.
AS u section passed her l yelled
out: Hello, Flossie; Blighty-What
Hopes?" Her reply made u love die
out instantly.
"Ah, 60 to h-lT"
This brought quite a laugh from the
marching column directed at me, and
instantly made up my mind that our
sketch should Immediately run in OPP
position to "BlightyrWhat HopesT
When we returned to our billet from
the march, Curley Wallace, my the
atrical partner, came running over to
me and said he had found a swanky
place in which to produce our show.
After taking off my equipment, and
followed by the rest of the section, ]
went over to the building he had picked
out. 1t was a monstrous barn with a
platform at one end which would make
IN ideal stage. The section got right
IN the job. and before night had that
place rugged out in apple-pie order.
The next day was Sunday and after
church parade we put all our time on
a dress rehearsal, and it went ine.
| made four or five large signs an
,ouncing that our company would open
p that evening at the King George the
fifth theater, on the corner of Ammo
rect and Sandbag terrace. General
omission was one-half franc. First
IN rows in orchestra one franc, and
oxes two francs. By this time our
rinted programs had returned from
.Ondon, and / further announced that
II the night of the first performance
program would be gwen free OF
barge to men holding tickets costing a
ranc or over.
We Rad an orchestra of seven men
nd seven different instruments. This
rchestra was excellent, while they
ere not playing
The performance was scheduled TO
TART at 6 p. N.
AT sis there was a mob in front of
ur one entrance and 1t looked like a
ig night. We had two boxes each ac-
o%Inmodating four people, and these
re Immediately sold out. Then a
rilliant idea came to key Cohenstein.
yhy not use the rafters overhead, call
lem boxes, and charge two francs for
seat on them? The only difficulty