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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-13
How Great Bank Was
Used in Enemy Cause

NEW YORK. TuIy ".-Iinw thu
AuSlrn- Hungarian government go! con-
irnl Of TN SAY InES Of its cmIIranIS Ia
tins country through III" Trans lnnjic
Trust COMPANY, N"W seized by tho EuT-
rrnIurnt. MAS told to-day hl F-rn"iS t..
t;arvHn. investigator for tn" alien prop
"rty custodian.
Nu~tr"-IIuneHrian Immigrants. upon
their arrival n N"W York brfurr the
war. h. stated. We" met at III, PIERS
by AN agent at ih, ,'hnk. who directed
them Ia boarding houses. the Keepers
I'll which were rcpr"S''HtatlI Of the
transatlantic institution. Even the
services If r'l"rEym"n wcrr utilized lay
Tn" banks officials la impress .tuStr"-
llungariHnS with thu ifupUTiau"r of plnc-
ing all their funds rnd savings with thu.
establishment, whn$" controlling hand
r"a"lI,.d over from Vienna.
Millions Of dollars worth Of Austrc-
hungarian and German war h"ndS. adj
vrrlISrd 10y tn" bank IN George Syyl-
yrs,"r WRECKS weekly paper called tho
t'uth"rland. among other publications..
wrr,. sold Ia these. immigrants. and even
L. others win" had b"rotn" American
citizens.
Du thu. day IT VA seized by h. fed
rrHI authorities. TIN" bank had li.th" dc-
PASTORS and tn.""h customers. located
throughout tho country. It's deposits
tntaIlcd $1.hnm.hn6. Since its orEnniZa
lion and PRIOR t. hinrrra'S cntry into
the war. il had ~"nt 4 total Of lS".n00.-
nuu Ernuru 81" .Nnn. nnhI To Austria
Hungary Subsequent /" April q. l!lT.
when tho United states Declared hos
liIirIcs against Germany. and later
when war was d"'lar'1' - 'NiSi "Itn
lin" dual monarchy. tn" bank invited
drrnsitnrS to pl;trc r"Hitinn''s; with II
r,r. transmission "Hff"r Ill" war. and
:, h,a, business was done in ihiS branch,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-13
PAN HANDLE COAL OPERATORS
URGE STATE WIDE PROHIBITION
MESSAGES SENT TO NATIONAL
ADMINISTRATOR G A R L D
AND SENATOR SUTHERLAND
Endorse Prohibition Until the End o.
War For Bettcr1nent Of Entire
Country.

Johnson e. Mckinley. president OF tho
W"S, Virginia Fan Hh7iLlr coal Opera
tors Association. yesterday endorsed
tn" movement Tor nnltnn-wid" pr"hibl-
ton during III" war. when hH sent inc
Following telegram to DR.. II. y. Car
fi"ld. thu Ir.tl"nul furl administrator.
and uii". similar import Ia Senator
Sutherland. of this state:
w" hearth! concur Isl your hel1cf
that Increased production III bltnln:n-
Gus r"aI lS absolutely essential IL VIM
mInS lhr War and urge your support III
III" effort nov being mad" 10 abolish
lh" sal. Of Intoxicating liQuur Tor the
r'ripd If The; war. Industrial conGi-
tlumS ia WrSi Virginia have I'npr"' ed
very materially since prohibition he
came ,ff"ciiy" IN has state. hut this
section "r the stat" is working AT dis
advantage III the production of coal on
;rruuut Of the saloons IN the border
counties Of Ohio. III case of failure or
tn" present movement to establish pr"s
hibitiun We would respectfully urge the
consideration uf establishing five
mile dry Zonr around coal mines n"
WAS advocated by the National Coal
Association in October last. but total
prohibition for tho entire country We
hvlicvc very desirable Mt this time
rh" following was the telegram
s"Ti - senator Sutherland at WASH
inGtun:
I'VE. as coal operators in the Panhan-
de counties OF West Virginia. desire 10
cypress our approval of your action IN
supporting the movement for absolute
pruhihiiin u of the liquor traffic during
IN. war Industrial conditions have im-
proved materially since West virginia
abolished saloons but 50 far as this sec
lion is concerned We are hindeTcd in
our operations hy having saloons in the
border counties Of Ohio. causing SUBJ
SIantIal loss IN ;hc production of coal.
W. will appreciate any further effort
You can max" toward removing this OBJ
Sl;tcle in the way Of production Of coal,
AS we believe increased production is alb
solutcly essent!a I toward winning the
war"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-13
Mar Survivors TO
Address ". Va. Miners

Tho United States Fuel AdminiStra-
iiun. through James II. Nctl". director ut
production. is utilizing tn" services "f
seven soldiers returned from ihn battle
trent in France To aid in impr"SSnE the
vital Importance If mining NOR" coal
upon the mine workers. These men Will
cover thu Vest Virginia coal fields be-
.innIng July Is. making speeches every
d;Ly showing the mine workers lhr ne
crSsily of working full time six days 4
w""k
The speakers who are from the Cana
diam and American armies. are Sergeant
Major Holt. Sergeant Brown. Sergeant
l;eck. l:ombcr MctiinniS. Private Walsh,
Sappcr Coleman and Private. BuwIhy.
The meetings in III" various coal fields
will he arranged by the distrir; repre-
ScntativeS.
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Somme. A patrol clash in the neigh

Somme. A patrol clash in the neigh
b"rhood OF Gavrcltc. northeast Of Arras.
also resulted in the taking Of prisoners.
In their operation in the vicinity Of
Merits the British took 10 prisoners.
In the successful minor enterprise
taken by Us yesterday southwest a!
NcrriS We captured more than 10
prisoners and 10 machine guns.
y raid attempted by the enemy yes
tcrday SuUth at I'urquOy was rrPulS"d."
We carried out I successful raid
during the afternoon northeast OF Mer-
ris.
During the night Welsh troops RAID
cd the German trenches in the vicinity
OF llamcl and captured sixteen prison
cvS anu & machine gun in addition Ia DE-
SlruyiuE many duEnutS and infliCtinE
casualties on the enemy. SucccSSfu vi
raids were carried out by u also near
Nctrrn. Further prisoners w"r' taken
hy our troops i'll these engagements and
also IN patrol encounters in IN" neigh
borhood u: Gavrclle ana kcmm"l
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-13
FOR SALE-Farm Lands


FOR SALE-By the owner. an So-hcFE
farm with AN extra good room Ilous'
win h.at.r and water in the house.
and inrn. win i;on,l barn and Sl'" ana
other nuIbuiIdinRS. 1t is undertaken
with coal aud ii has good fruit IL IS
situated , miles from Minerva, whlcn
has three r. x. systems running through
it. and The famous Lincoln Highway. n
large milk condrnsinE plant is Also thcle'
The farm is IuSt rolling enough 10
drain off WILL Buildings liShtnine
rodcd. Please write for further inform
jy-l5-tf
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PARIS. Jul! Eth" vtllaE" Of Long
;,"nr nn the S;tyirr"s river. east Of VII
l,l&-t'"t;"r"IS. has been captured by the
French. saws the 'fficial statement from
tHa war office today.
TIL, French also continued their pro-
cross ntrth 81 tiIavIcny farm and cast
~ F'av"r"llcS. .Tay!T farm. northeast Of
Eav"rnllc$. also WAS occupied.
In raids north az MnutdIdi'r and in
cha!npa cnc th.' F'r,.I"'h captured fifteen
,,riSuucrS Tn. n;rI,iaI text reads:
cur truopS continued their progress
north Of thavisny farm anh cast Of
fay-rruilcS Last hi Sht our troops DcCu-
pird tn" village of LonSr"nt and the
La v:Ls,,, farm.
Two RAIDS. one north "f Mnnrdldi"r
ala TIL other n ''naiIr:LGn". resulted in
tin. ,.:tINilT,' 81 fifteen PRISONERS.
THE German artillery was rather act
~" on ih., l.f, bank "t TIM M"uSc. (Eer-
dun rr:i"n)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-13
FOR SALE-Farms.

FOE sAIE--Two farms adjoining: One
contains 1876 acres. one 149. Good build
inGs. Limestone land. all In meadow
and PASTURE: meadows now ready 70
harvest: - acres Of timber. These farms
are located miles from Lore City. OHIO
vile. Guernsey Co.. O.. town OF 100
population. Price reasonable and on
easy terms for quick sale. c. N. Hutchi-
son. Snnccaville. Ohio. 1E-l9-i
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BULGAR ARMY
fContinued From First Page.)

saul, troops which had succeeded IN
gninl,j: n ulnm'niary !""thuld upon III"
S"rbi'rn positions were immediately
driven out.
In Albania our troops continue TO
max" progress. On The right bank "t
tho ..Vuli river. W have occupied tho
heights of Kay;lut. Ur"n the left bank
Of Tie river We have cleared Tho whole
mountainous region between the Dcrolt
and the TumorIc;l with thu exception or
tn. heights which dominate III" cnnflu-
cnrr ~ those streams. where the enemy
con, itru"S MS r'.Sistrnc'. Tn" total MUM
Der a.; prisoners which hHI" call"n into
cur hands j. nurc thau 500.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-13
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
MANUFACTURING

MANUFACTURING plant, for .nls:
Twcnty-rour acres ground. five. BRICK
warehouses. forty thousand square icct.
~ .;ht other hrI"X buildings. III HItin line
ls,ltimor" 4 Ohio and Penn system.
tracks into plant. steam power. compcti-
live hytr.,-cIrctric power not III govern
men, contested district. r. W. Letter.
Secretary. BUSINESS Mems Association.
MnrlluShurg. W. Va. W-8-s|
PATENTS obtained. low as III. Pat
cnIs for sale. Patent neTs-Ga wash
lngtop. D. Z. N-AS-S
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-13
COFFEE DAMAGED.

RIO IANEIRD. Jul? l. I nn&ual
cold and heavy snow j. reported from
all parts nr Snm hern Brazil and tho
coffee plantations in The STATE Of san
PauIo have hrrn damaged seriously.
Early reports plac" the loss al fOp.uoo
"rnroS TIL" collie" production in San
PauIu in l"IS. 1919 and l""n probably
will be- rurtailnd. aS thousands Of
plants have. been destroyed in many
Sprt ions
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-13
WANTED-Salesmen.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by one Of the
largest courrrnS in l.. =. Salesman
not subject tu draft Ia cover territory
in West Virginia.. Advertising cant
paiGn supplies leads. Earnings IN COM
missions RIM several hundreds per
month. Expenses Paid while training.
Address u. f.: Harris. &. $. NJ. Monroe
Hldg.. Chicago. Jjy-13-E
aicSm"n for roofing paints
and mcc"nt. Experience MOI ,SS'-ii-
lnl. Full ar part lime. SALARY ar com
mission. Murphy x Langc tleNrIand. o.
iy-i.;-S
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-13
-Four Boys in Escape
From Belmont Jail;
One is ReCaptured

Special Dispatch tn Tho lnt"lhEenccr.
ST. r'LAiRSNlLLE. o.. July I2.--t"ur
hu:S ni;tdr their getaway from the Rel
mont county jail nj st. tlairSvillr This
aftcrnuun Tic names II In" boys nr3
William Smith. age I; Howard Lir' rn.
age Ii: Edward Browning. age -; Earl
Scarfpin. ag" II. all from Martins Perry.
ThrSr h"ys had been given a hearing
H. for" .IudE" John &. Nichols IN tht
churgr 81 wandering about III" street :
in lhr night lime and !:av" broken into
Sturcrnu!nS III several occasions an
Stolen articles of value. They W"r'.
placed in I'll" Jail and wer" ~ b" taken
10 tn. Boys industrial school ut LaI-
caster.
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WILL BE RELEASED.

,LENELANp ohio. July l:.-br. Zen
lt",iInau Of Chicago. serving JOINT sem
I,u,.r in liz. WarrcurIllr Wnrkhousr for
Sur,udinr birth control propaganda. was
To- b.. released today according 10 Super
iurrudcnt BuriIS Of WarrrnNill" farms.
Seven hundred dollars nc tho l.H0n
fin. attached tn the sentence has hecn
paid by Chicago friends. Burns said. aud
two months have been taken off the sen
tcucr for good behavior. Rnitman says
he will return 10 Chicago Immediately.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-13
CoNSTANT1NoPLE BOMBED.

LONDON. JHlv L. AR force "un:':n-
gents a"tiu4: NTH ia" ErIJiS., NAVY
dropped y hal! ton "f combs upon ihc
city uf Con -lnntinuplr IN July 4 it MIS-
announced by ii" admiralty. tu-'lI$.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-13

Edward browning, on" nf the boys.
was picked up al - HON" on sixth street
Will" eating his supper. by a Martins
Ferry policeman and il is expected the
other three will b. captured to-day. a.
tn" police think they have trac" ~ them.
Young Browning had Gon" IL The hnu"
telling in" rcopir hc rad gotten l,.~I
aud asked for something /" cut. H."
was taken in and WAS eating when al
rested II" Is at the Martins F'rry jan.
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AY|ATORS KILLED

BABYLON. y. Y. July l2.--WhIIe
making II final flight in training Tor 4
commission. Chief Quart"rnnSt"r WlI-
liam FRASER E.'haiu. naval aviar"r,
w:rs Killed when his h%rir"-nIrplan" fen
5hn feet int" Great South IiHy near
here, today Tho airrnHu MIS- crushed
under the wrcckaE" Of his machine. Has
hnn,. address MAS not stated.
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WANTED-Female

wANrED-E;arn SIS weekly. spare time.
writing for newspapers. magazines.
EXP. unncc.: details free. Press syndl-
cate. TS2. st. Louis. Mo. jy-l3-S
WANTED-Governme needs 10000
women clerks Mt Washington. EXAM,
nations everywhere in July. Expert
rncc unnecessary Women desiring gov
nrnment positions write for free partic,
,,Inrs 70 + =, conard. (former Civil
service F.xam;ucrl, 900 Ncnois BldS-
Washington.
tv-6-13-2O-o7-au-5-1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-13

BERLIN. July l2.-tNia 1.ond"nl--
Til" supplementary report ISSUED this
evening from general headquarters fol-
lows:
"'rhcr. were local engagements today
southwest al Railicui and Oh IN" west
eru bank Of the Avre."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-13
COAL MEN Foa PROHIBITION.

WASHINGTON. July l2.-1mm"dtatn
nation Wild" prohibition IS absolutely
u"""sSHrH If the extra n"han.uh" toms
Of coal II year n""d-d by ihc country III
its war on ti"riHHuy ~ - l"' mined.
Fuel Administrator Ggrii"id has h"rn
informed by IN. NATIONAL coal aSHuci-
alton. representing hitunlnous '"p"r-
utnrS Producing lun. nuh. hau TONS If coal
annually. mr. fairfield il understood tn
hav" laid th,. H&%Uria;l"n's rr"umin"n-
dn ton hrf"r. President Wilson Tor his
runSld "rHiIun.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-13
FOR SALE-Automobiles.

FOR SALE-"Automobilc Economy
sent free upon request. contains -
pages practical. helpful information.
offer limited. Address AutD:nobilc bi-
rcSI Cincinnati Jy-I3-S
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT-I'urniShc rooms per wrok
)" ur. also furnished housekeeping
rooms. rang. bath and phone. l9:5
cha pln" 81. ~
FOR RENT-IIirh-Ly Lynn HON" OF eight
rooms, completely furnished. garage.
,'aIl W,odSdalr i6f. H-l--l
PoR RENT-Good office and living
rooms on the second and third floors OF
the new lntclligcncer building. 1905 and
1907 Market st. Now ready FOR occu-
pancy. Apply Peter Boyd. care lntelil-
rt.ncor ap-l7-0
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GRAND ALLAN TIC

Virginia ur near beach. Capacity 6on Presenting
strictly modern hn;"l af'cr Extensive HHcFatlon'
improvements und retulIIshins, Private laths run
Ming water in troinS elevator. etc. H'Habi" tabie
white s,rvicc Offers SsCiai carly sraSHi rates. s'
VI daily. special weekly Rocket W. r. SiiA"'
ie @4-lu- h sat
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RELLEVI.LE. H.. Iuly l:.--l.,"u-
,"nunt .T"hu EkhlYn az Mount Vernon
y. V. and Ctd",s Wilder t. Clark 81
Cambridge. Mass. w"r" injured Wh.u
an airnlan" In which they w"r" flying
ut Scott Field. near here. fell from II
height Of 100 r""t. TIL" condition. Of
lieutenant Fkhlun is serious IN"
cause of the accident is unknown
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-13
PERSONAL

MALE correspondent wanted by steel
Company. must hr able TO write short
hand and be exempt from draft. Nd
dress Box &. W. care lntclliScnceT
Y-o-ni
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wANTED-Men. Age II to IS. Expert
cucr unnecessary. Travel; make Sc
cret Investigations. reports. Salaries:
! eypcnscs. American. Foreign Detective
! Arrury 6og St. Louis jy-l3-g
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WANTED--Male

wANrED-Earn SIS weekly. spare time.
writing for newspapers. magazines.
Exp. unnec.; details free. Press Syndl-
t.ntr :,5J, st. Louis. Mo- JY-l%-S
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WANTED-A first class armature wind
err Good opportunity TO right party.
Stale age and experience. Address A.
Y cNrc INTEL iEEnccr. Jy-l.-l
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rRu1r-HEARrs CHEWING GUM

FruIlHrnrtS Is III" original fruit fla
vnr"d Chewing ';um with candy coat
ing. It's dcElcIVus. Buy i package To-
day-Jc.
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WANTED-EXperenc reliable. D. F..
| book-kceper mot in draft. Good posi-
! ton Salary $4,000 per month. Keller
! 1nIplligenCer. ]y-I--i
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MISCELLANEOUS
observation-disclosures. att
WANTED-Ageuts

wANTEp-Three good agents to sci!
! household necessities on the Install
mcnt plan. Best of goods and best CT
commissions. We pay weekly. Z. r.
Adams Co. I140-l142 Main St mf-l2-tt
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WANTED - twenty-five Struc-.
tural Iron Workers, rivet heat
ers and riveters wanted at once
for mill building work. Apply
the Babcock & Wilcox Co., Bar
berton. Ohio. JX--lO-m
wANrED-Boy.. c. Hess B. Son, 1871
Market st. E-lL-I
wANTED-First class machiniSt faInil-
lar with blast furnace work; Apply
Mtkccfrcr Iron Co. Lcetonia- ONO. STAT
ing references and wages expected
ING jy-1l-i
wANTED-Two boys, 16 years or over
to leArn tho printing trade. Apply 20
foreman 1ntelligencer after p. m
ny-15-tf
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-25

governor" because he was laid up
with cold, contracted by getting his
feet wet on his way to work In Wool
witch arsenal. If a man should manage
to doze off, likely as not he would wake
with a start as the clammy, cold feet
Of rat passed over his face, or the
next relief stepped on his stomach
while stumbling on their way to relieve
the sentries In the trench.
Just try to sleep with belt full of
ammunition around you, your rife bolt
biting into your ribs, intrenehing tool
handle sticking into the small of your
back, with tin hat for pillow and
feeling very damp and cold, with
"cooties" boring for oil In your arm
pits, the air foul from the stencil of
grimy human bodies and smoke from a
juicy pipe being whitfield into your nos
trils, then you will not wonder why
Tommy occasionally takes a turn In
the trench for a rest.
While In a front-line trench orders
forbid Tommy from removing his
boots, puttees, clothing or equipment.
The "cooties" take advantage of this
order and mobilize their forces, and
Tommy swears vengeance on them and
mutters to himself, "Just wait until !
hit rest billets and am able to get my
own back"
Just before daylight the men "turn
to- and tumble out of the dugouts, man
the fire step until it gets light, or the
welcome order "stand down" Ia given.
Sometimes before "stand down" is or
dered, the command five rounds rap
Id" is passed along the trench. This
means mat each man must rest his
rife or the top and fire as rapidly as
possible FIVE shots aimed toward the
German trenches, and then duck with
the emyhasis on the "duck'). There is
greas rivalry between the opposing
forces to get their rapid fire all off
first, because the early bird, In this In
stance. catches the worm-sort Of gets
the Jump on the other fellow, catching
him unawares.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-25
PROVEN SWAMP ROOT
AIDS WEAK KIDNEYS

The symptoms Of kidney and bladder
troubles are often very distressing and
leave the system in a rundown condition.
The kidneys seem to suffer most, as al
most every victim complains of lame back
and urinary troubles which should not be
neglected, as these danger signals often
lead to more dangerous kidney troubles.
DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root which, so
many people say, soon heals and strength
ems the kidneys, is a splendid kidney,
liver and bladder medicine, and, being
an herbal compound, has gentle heal
ing effect on the kidneys, which is al.
most Immediately noticed In most cases
by those who use 1t.
A trial will convince anyone who may
be in need Of it, Better get a bottle from
your nearest drug store, and start treat
ment at once.
However If you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-25

To get to the cemetery, we had TO
pass through the little shell-destroyed
village, where troops were hurrying
to and fro.
AS the funeral procession passed
these troops came to the attention
and smartly saluted the dead.
Poor Pete was receiving the only sa-
lutte a private Is entitled to "some-
where In France"
Now and again shell from the Ger
man lines would go whistling over the
village to burst in our artillery lines
In the rear.
When we reached the cemetery we
halted in front of an open grave, and
laid the stretcher beside 1t. Forming
hollow square around the opening of
the grave, the chaplain read the burial
service.
German machine-gun bullets were
cracking" in the air above us, but
Pete didn't mind, and neither did we,
When the body was lowered into the
grave the flag having been removed,
we clicked our heels together and
came to the salute.
/ left before the grave was filled In.
l could not bear to see the dirt thrown
on the blanket-covered face of my COM
rade. On the western front there are
no collins, and you are lucky to get
blanket to protect you from the wet
and the worms. Several of the sec
ton stayed and decorated the grave
| with white stones.
That night. in the light Of lonely
candle In the machine gunner's dugout
of the front-line trench / wrote two
letters. One to Petes mother, the
other to his sweetheart. While doing
this cursed the Prussian war god
with all my heart, and I think that st.
Peter noted same.
The machine gunners in the dugout
were laughing and joking. To them
Pete was unknown. Pretty soon, In the
warmth of their merriment. my blues
disappeared. One soon f0rgets on the
western front.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-25
WAR PROPHECY COMES TRUE
Russian Bankers Prediction Seven
Years Ago Provided for Famine
and the Bankruptcy Of Nations.

Only seven years ago M. Bloch, the
great Russian banker, wrote: "That
Is the future of war--not fighting, but
famine; not the Staying Of men, but
the bankruptcy Of nations, and the
breaking up of the whole social or
ganization of the nations"
The future of war, as written about
by M. Bloch seven years ago, Is the
present Of war today, observes YER
non Kellogg in the Atlantic. Not that
fighting and the Staying Of men are
lessened. Only the Napoleonic and
the Thirty Years wars approach to-
days war In the terrible losses Of hui
man life; and too great drain on
the human life of any one or several
of the nations engaged may be the de-
Gliding factor In the wars conclusion.
But on the whole, and as matters stand
today, that part of M. Bloch's prophecy
referring to the predominant influence
of the food problem In modern war
Is thoroughly borne out by the, facts.
Despite the fearful and fatal strug-
Cling of an incredible number of men,
consuming inconceivable quantities Of
munitions, and using such amazing
methods of fighting as are beyond even
the fantastic imaginings of the ro-
mancers Of decade ago, the national
and international phases Of the food
and general economic problem are the
predominant features Of the war sit
uation today.