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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04
|WOMAN'S DAY.
IS Biz EVENT:
Tomorrow VIII Re Record Breaker for
Women OF Ohio County.

Tomorrow is Women in War Work
Day and the ladies have their plans
about completed for, the big speaking,
musical and vaudeville stunts which will
be pulled off on the Liberty Loan plat
form on Twelfth street. near Market.
The feature and stunts committee.
composed of Miss Emily Sheppard, chair
man; Mrs. L. +. Stifcl and Mrs. +. $.
Pitcher. have been hard at work and IN
addition to the already long list OF at
fractions has secured Madam zelda Of
the Victoria theatre. tho famous grand
opera singer. for two songs tomorrow
at lis o'clock in the afternoon. The
committee also has the promise Of some
of the members Of the "Tiliie" company.
which will play at the Court theatre
tomorrow afternoon and night.
1t will be "Women's Day in thu
Fourth Liberty Loan drive. and mere
man can do nothing but be an onlookcr.
as the ladies will have charge and carry
out the program in which nothing but
ladies participate.
Figurativcly speaking, the curtain viii,
go up at noon and things will come fast
and furious until the last oct at i
o'clock.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04
WEST ALEXANDER
SOLDIER DIES
PRIVATE EARL B. CHAMBERS
PASSED AWAY THURSDAY
AT CAMP LEE,
Is Fifth Soldier to Die Within Same
Number Of Day-Body VIII Be
Brought Home.

Another soldier boy Of this vicinity
has passed away al All army training
camp. The sad message telling OF the
death Of Private Earl Is. Chambers, son
Of Ralph and Myrtle Chambers Of West
Alexander. was received last evening.
Tho telegram received yesterday said
that Private Chambers had passed away
nj Camp Lee. Va, "Wednesday, OCTOBER
=, III 5:S5 o'clock p. IN. Death was
caused by pneumonia, brought ABOUT
by IN attack Of the dreaded influenza
Private Chambers was among those
who were sent 10 Camp Lee on Septela-
Dor s. He was working within ONO
county at the time and was sent Win
the Ohio county contingent. lmmcdl-
atrly after getting into camp ne was
rlaced IN depot brigade ana Heu
passed the examination and ~ould soon
be drilling for overseas service.
Mr.. Chambers was Eraouate "
Linsiy with the class Of 1914 ana "u'
woIl known. lie had O host OF friends
who will be shocked TO learn OF MS
dcoth MS but few knew Of his illness.
~ wound have been attending w. ana
coIlcre had he not entered tho army.
He was q member Of the local lodge OF
Nasons and belonged 10 several othcF
rratennal organizations
Resides his parents Private Cnampers
10 survived BY one sister. Miss NaFEa:-
rot and two brothers. Glen IL CnhHh
hcre now In tho United States army,
and James, at home.
AS We, no arrangements have oech
nodc for the funeral. but the BODY VIII
Nc brought home today. A miHeary es-
cort will accompany tho body and
military funeral will be held.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04
THE SUBMARINE MENACE

:. The British and Belgian drive along
the coast Of the channel threatens the
German submarine bases. and in that
respect promises to be one Of the big
successes Of the campaign. Ostend is
already being evacuated, and push
of a few more miles will bring Zee
brugge within range Of English and
Belgian guns. This will mean the en-
termination Of the German submarine
bases on the channel The submarine
will be compelled to seek a haven in
or near the Kiel canal. 1t will be re-
moved long distance from its favor
lite cruising grounds and its power to
do harm will be coTespondingly re-
duced. .' ~. 90.
The unlimited and lawless use OF
the submarine brought the United
States into the war. AS the war ap-
proaches an end, fastened by Ameri-
can ACTIVITY, the submarine more and
more ceases to be factor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04
1S1E11aE"cEH
NOT EVEN A SCRAP OF PAPER
nvabe Position of United States in Relation Her Allies Shows
the Difference Between Mere Word of America and
the Discredited Bond of Germany
By P. A. VALE
Author Of " Wake In ENGLAND. >" America lrr, ETC.
Author Of Wake Up England, I" America Peril, ETC,

America has stepped. IN" greatest
coalition in tho history OF :hc world. on
Tered hv This great .:UuntrT as an non
urr,l unconditional partner. without al
lance OF any kind b.y"ni the piedGtS'
word OF the first :-ii:na that % hfT
last rn:.n and her las dollar A1nnrIr;.
Is with those who are fighting to make
the world safe for humanity; the great
est contract ever known in Its siGnill-
c;lnc. 10 mankind. in the many billions
If dollars involved. entered into on the
word Of an American citizen. speaking
for America. who pl OFFERS not even q
scrap Of pnper--nor is asked for IT.
What n wonderful position for any
nation 10 occupy. On the other hand. Il
terrible position for any nation to be
in is disclosed when VIC consider how
Germany stands with the world.
Amcrica-rcprescnted by her Tcuton
enemies as non-militant. pacific. dollar
grubbing. schrminG-with her word good
throughout tho world for all it's ex-
presses,
Germany-thc warrior, the apostle OF
kullur. the would-bc generator OF the
world-so diShonored before the people
Of the earth that her specific bond would
not nc accepted b. nations which at the
Same time would put their last dollar
on Americas general statement Ger
many---so circumstanced, by power OF
Americas gold and men, that certain
defeat starcS her in the face.
Honesty is tho best policy Is an
old and true maxim The good ou5i-
ness man knows that il is so, for one
simple reason among oth"rs-it pays
Will Germany cvcs understand this?
Will she ever feel her terrible position
at the bar oil the worlds public opinion.
where her most solemn pledged bond
would not h" accepted and America S
mere word would bci
ACCUSTOMED. rs VIC arc, 70 the dread
1ul things that come out OF Germany.
f. may be that "" cannot realize fully
the sadness and the degradation Of 4
nation whose word is utterly blasted.
1t has come to pass that On the word
OF 4 German is n deadly sarcasm. At
the sanc3S inc it Is "a great and wonder
full thing to know that. whether in
blood or treasure the word &C America
is accepted by the world ut Il premium
on its face value without even -
scrap OF paper
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04
SOME BoNEHEAD POLITICS

Governor Cornwell has put himself
: at variance with all the other mem
bers Of the State Council OF Defense
in refusing to agree to very sensible
: and fair plan Of taking the soldier
1 vote. The plan originated with Chair
man Baker Of the Republican state
! committee, and its sole object is to
: facilitate voting BY West Virginia
voters who happen to be out Of the
state and serving their country. The
plan provides for the appointment Of
ten commissions oi two members
each-one a Republican, the other a
, Democratic go to the ten army
training camps and secure the appli-
cation for ballots in the election Of
November 5.
The plan is bipartisan. It has no
tings of party politics in it whatever.
: Yet Governor Cornwell saw fit to OPP
pose the plan on the ground that it in
volved the State Council Of Defense
in politics. II the Safe Council Of
Defense has been or is being In
! volved in politics. it is by the gov
e-nor himself. who chooses to regard
!. as 4 party question matter which
concerns citizens Of all parties. and
who, apparently. prefers that the
= West Virginia soldiers should not be
pwed to vote, rather than to accept
< plan which docs not originate with
himself and have his own stamp on it
In absenting himself from the meet
ing of the State Council Of Defense
, the governor not only failed to per
form his dut:'. but showed petty
spirit unworthy OF the chief executive
Of West Virginia.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04

The position If the United States
OF Amrrica in the. world today is very
wonderful She has no cntanglinS al
lance with any European power. There
IS not even Il scrap Of paper binding
her to France. Italy. the british EN-
pirc and her other allies, yet daily she
is watering thu soil of France with the
lifc-blond Of the nation, end the gull
stream Of gold that is To drown autoc-
racy runs deep and strong across the
Atlantic.
Is there one Of the allies that feels
the want OF Americas blood" Is there
q nation In the world. with tn. possible
exception nf Germany. that doubts
Americas intention TO see this war
through TO Il successful conclusion, and
then to set about putting the world Oh
q workable basis"
The answer to that question Is that
tho nation that doubts Americas good
faith today condemns itself utterly;
that the ration that doubts America s
power today bcrools itself.
There really is no nation tina. gen
timely doubts Americas honesty and
power. That is why the German mill
taristS view with the graycst alarm the
developments of the near future.
What Il marvellous lesson is here for
tho world. If America can lake and
hold this great position in thc comfy
Of nations today in the remarkable man
.ncr in which she has taken It. surely
it Ipny be said that most OF tho en-
tanglinE alliances OF shc world are ut
terly UNNECESSARY.
The maze of treaties and crosS-trcat-
les and diplomatic understandings and
secret letters leads to moro trouble than
the futile work Of Legislators, and there
IS probably no greater vase nowadays
tiiau that OF the useless legislation IL
all countries. Alleged Legislators cum
Der the Legislative assemblies with mass
es of refrigeration: they cumbcr the
records OF the houses of Legislative en-
actmcnt. where such ra:o"da arc kept,
with thousands Of pages NJ wnrdy nom
sense. mainly for sclf-advcrtising pur-
poses: and they cumhcr the pages OF the
statute books with shoals of useless laws
which in turn cucumber those who
should use the laws 20 the nation
benefit
Against this. what wonderful sight
is tho coalition OF nations into which
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04
THE CITY MILK

The detailed charges made BY a
former employe against two large
diaries in the city deserve very care
full investigation. The Intelligencer is
not inclined to give a. great deal OF
credence to accusations against the
management of business concerns.
made by men who have for one rea-
son or another left their employment
Yet only through such channels Is
such information to be obtained. With
out regard to personal controversies
or personal interests, the public is. en-
titled to know what kind of milk It is
paying for. 1t is also entitled to know
whether or not the city health is
being properly protected by the Off
cials who are particularly charged
with that work.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04
THE COTTON BARONS' PRO-
TEST

= Protesting that they will cneerfully
4 submit to any war measure, the rep
:; resenta1ivcS o: the cotton states Wig
;orously declare that the fixing OF the
1price Of cotton is not war measure.
4Why? The prices Of iron, steel. wool.
Nwheat coal and many other com
ssrnodities have been arbitrarily fixed.
1.-THE people needed these things, the
8government needed them, and with:
Tout some restricting influence specu-
flators and prodteers would have run
Ithe prices to such figures that both
fte people and the government would
shave suffered enormous losses.
= This is exactly what has happened
s as to cotton. Cotton is now selling at
< about three times the, normal price.
"A few weeks ago it was still higher.
ssNot only the government. but every
Ssfam1fy in America. is being robbed
s TO pay these prices 10 cotton specu
q lators The secretary Of agriculture
s has estimated that % cents would be
Afair price for cotton. That Is about
6. double the normal price.
- Why should the cotton growers be
>, allowed to gather enormous profits
= trom war conditions, when every
- other class Of producers have been
= limited by the government?
- Why should political party. domi-
8 mated by cotton-growing interests, be
= continued in power at Washington?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04

they have poured out like water.
Sedan and the capture of the French
emperor wiped out the empire YIN
France and established the French re-
public. Germany is now facing 4
more dreadful day than Sedan, and its
results are almost Certain to be as dis
astrous to autocracy and bureaucracy
as Sedan was.
Very competent students Of the sit.
uation believe that Turkey and Aus
tria will soon be out OF the war. Tur-
key is now at the point OF collapse.
and has made peace proposals. Aus
tJia, already beaten to her knees, will
have to face a million new fighting
men recruited from the Salonican,
Palestine, the Mesopotamian armies OF
the allies, next spring, if she holds ous
that long. Russia is likely again to
be factor in the war next year
What remains to Germany? To re-
tire as best she may to her own Dor
ders and fight a defensive war. This
is alleged to be Ludendorf1's plan 1t
is the plan Of desperate bandit,
trapped in his hole and surrounded 1t
is a plan born out Of despair. Its sue
cess, at best, can be only partial, and
its success at all will depend upon the
ability Of the military lords to con-
tinue to deceive and to COW the Ger
man people. The German masses
have already suffered terribly. and
their patience and courage must. be
near the breaking point.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04
RIPPING RHYMES
Pe-verSe Nature.
RY WALT MASON.

The mountains have no valued crops.
that drouth might put in wrong; and
there the rainfall seldom stops. the
whole blamed summer long. ! spent the
summer in the hills. hard by Longs IA
nous peak, where creditors with ancient
bills for me in vain would seek. And
every afternoon il raincd, no chance to
ruin was skipped; the thunder grumbled
and complained. the lightning flashed
and tipped. No cornlicld reared its
thirsty stalks along the torrents path;
oh. there was nothing there but rocks
and rocks don't need 4 bath. And on
the plains. not far away. where crops
man needed grew. the fierce sun jour
ncycd day by day. through cloudlGss
skies Of blue. The farmers looked for
signs Of rain. they looked. and looked.
and sighed. and all their looking was
In vain; their crops curlcd UP and died
Their crops curlcd up and died. alas
while In the mountain land. J. Pluvius
was cutting grass 10 beat the cnrnet
band. The ways Of nature bother men.
in this strange world IF ours: the rocks
are soaked and soaked again. while corn-
fields pant for showers.
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04
TWO ARRESTS

big Sam" BcrEhoff got oil liquored
I'D last night and could not get across
the Island with his load. and rthcer
Bickrrton took him in tow. and lands I'd
him in the Lookup.
Sam Price WIS picked up by or
flccr Dixon in East Wheeling. when he
was Laundering around with power
full hig "brannigan" on. Policeman Dixon
kindly escorted him to the city building,
where he and the other Sam can frame
up good story to tell Judge Watkins
this morning.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04
Rumors Say More Soldier
Bows Have Died at Camp

Rumors have been spread widely over
the citv telling of the critical illness or
death NJ n number Of Wheeling boys OF
Spanish rin'!ueIza , the r9 ThopSr lad has
died nt C;unp Meade. and Cat" Parker.
form formerly ct; OF the fire department: also
dead AT Il training camp: Late rum0rs
stated that Lester Hoblitzell, OF Elm
Grnv". had died. Al these r" n,pIo % The
r uI arc spread by one person re-
marking 10 another and then repeating
what they hear, adding more
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04
Official Color Bearer

George l.. Smith. the official color
bearer for Ohio county. and one Of the
brst known mcn i'll tho local. district
was out yesterday in all his GAorE and
headed the memorial parade. George
had n flag drapcd with Il black sash nnd
attracted much attention all along the
route OF the march. He also took par,
in the Liberty Loan parade al Martins
Ferry and marched from Hanover street
to the Fourth street school HOUSE,.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04

The Bulgarian IS cheerful turn
coat, to say the least Bulgarian
officers have intimated that they are
willing to fight against Turkey. Bull
garia has fought for and against every
one OF the European participants in
the war. Having gone the rounds,
she is willing to begin over again II
tie price is big enough.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04
Guy Liberty Bopds)
OVERWORKED MAN
Couldn't 6et Nan to Rtn His Place, Had
to Keen On How HS-Dtd It.

Saratoga Cali Am an engineer and
orer,Eorkcd so I could not sleep. was
tired all the time. could not get Il man
to MI my place SO had 10 keep on work
ine. My druggist asked me To try
Vinol and It built me up and strength.
cned me so I feel fine and sleep all
riEh,."-1sanc W. Bradford
There Is no secret about Vinol. II,
owes it's success in such cases TO beef
and cod liver pcptoncs. iron and man.
gancse peptoncs and Elyccrophosphatcs.
tho greatest body building and strength
creating tonic9.
We strongly recommend -Vinol.
Hogc-Davis Drug Co. Wheeling.
Tinol is sold in Bridgeport Ohio. ~
Selby e. Reed and druggists everywhere
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04
Stake TO C0URr.

I:IilF'A1L. y. Y. Oct 3.-The strike
Of $500 employees Of the International
Railway company. which has completely
tied ND the city and tnterurban street
car system along the Niagara frontier.
was taken to the supreme court this
afternoon. The Indications tonight
wrr. that. the court process would re-
quire nj least Sour days and that in the
meantime the paralysis Of street car
traffic would contSpuc. Not car moved
today on any branSh Of tho system
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04
Prince Max

Prince Max Of Baden IS now to
try his hand at steering the German
ship Of state. What have they got
against Max?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04

The resignation OF German chan
ceIlor has: become almost as frequent
as German reGrements to prepared
positions.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04
CDL, WAL TER {, SWEENEY IS NOW
SERVING ON THE BAT TlEFR0N7
ELM GROVE BOY

Lester Hoblizcll. wcll-Nnown young
man Of Elm Grove, who has been i'll at
Camp Lee with pneumonia, is improving
nicely and with soon be able to be about
again. according TO the reports OF the
officers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04

The news from the front helps
sell Liberty bonds more i:han any
thing else these days.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04

Someone may beat us to it. but still
it may be pertinent to remark that
the latest German chancellor has
gono Herkling to his fall. =.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04

Two hundred and ffty-four thou,
sand prisoners have been taken by
the allied armies in France and Bel
GUM since July Is. After all, It Is an
evidence Of the strength and disci.
pline OF the German army that II
could stand losses like that and still
fight
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-04

kHAhl ELS
Another shipment of these Pop
ular Khaki color Turkish Towels,
wanted for camps or home use.
Good size and fine values E0o
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-03-07
COST 81 ,0ss.iO TO RUN
COUNTY FARM ONE YEAR,
Value OF livestock and Machinery ON
Farm Is $500.

II cost the county Sl,GSS.l0 TO
operate the county farm from March.
1917 until March. 1918. There are
II inmates at the farm, ten men and
seven women and many OF these are
unable TO aid in the production Of
grain and other products.
The total receipts from the sale OF
livestock, grain and other articles
amounted to s6.77iSO. according 10
a report just compiled by the county
commissioners. The total expendi-
lures amounted to $s,459.9O, max
ing the net expenses for the farm for
the year ending March list, sl.6SS.lO.
An invoice was taken Of the farm
and following is the report. Horses
and mules. s1,l75; cattle, sS,2l6;
hogs. $500 poultry, $500; oats,
$3.50: corn. 5000; hay. 1885,; ensil-
age. 5000; miscellaneous, ST. value
of farm machinery, $940, The total
invoice comes to $S,5O5. The value
of the cattle killed is $3.50 and value
of hogs killed is 1854
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-03-07
CITY COMMISSIONERS
ADOPT FIRE ORDINANCE.

The city commissioners met in
regular session this morning and
adopted fire ordinance It was
decided that the fire department
should consist Of two paid members
and twelve volunteers, as well as
the equipment. The head fireman
will receive SIS per month and
many Of his household expenses.
The second fireman will receive $50
a month for the first two months
and $40 a month afterwards. The
two firemen will be required to keep
the library park in shape and flush
all city hydrants every sixty days.
The commissioners ruled that the
proposition of leyying a fifth of a
mill tax to create a municipal band
fund should be submitted to the
voters.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-03-07
MONEY-SAVING BENEFITS

ANY one of our departments of service is worth
far more than we asking for them all vet in
aodllon to all this we have installed Saving
Department through which you can easily get hack
more than the membership fee
1t would be utterly impossible to develop this
great protection organization on so small fee as
we are charging. We have therefore. instituted
thlS savings Department for both your benefit and
ours Instead of charging a larger fee we are
saving you the difference between the fee charged
and the fee we would have to charge besides Civ
ing you such savings on strictly high grade tires
tubes, and accessories as will enable Won ia get
PACK more than all your membership fee as stated
above, giving you all these personal benefits with
out dime of cost. Just a small investment Let
us repeat, Every time you buy dollars worth
from the A. A. 7. A., you save money and YOU
save the Association to its commendable WORK of
suppressing automobile stealing We herewith ex
tend you a special invitation to call at orr Ali
ene branch office and get all the facts about these
savings.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-03-07
SOLOMON-ABILENE ROAD
TO GET HARD SURFACE

Twenty farmers met at Sand
Springs school house last night to
discuss the solomon-Abilene road
district. County Engineer Riddle
made a talk and the vote was unan-
imous for the improvement Fred
Brownrigg, one of the largest land
owners in the district, a booster
for the road, Joseph Aker and a third
to be named were made a committee
to circulate petitions The people
south of the Sand Springs bridge will
join in the district as they also get
benefit.
1t was a curious incident Of the
meeting that the Solomon folks
could not attend because of bad
roads-but they propose to cure that
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-03-07
WILL ENLIST IN AVIATION
WOMAN HAS 4-STAR FLAG

Herman Paselk, of San Jose, Cal,
has been visiting his sister Mrs. AL
bert Wingard of Industry. He will
be in the next draft, but expects
to enlist in the aviation corps.
Mrs. Wingard has four brothers
in the service for their country, of
which one is now seeing actual ser
vice in France. Just recently one
has been rejected on account of
physical disability.
There are not many mothers or
sisters who can proudly display four
stars in their service flags now. Mr.
Paselk passed thru Abilene today
en- route to Funston to visit his
brother and Sergt. Albertson,