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Doc leaves the key for me to hide
down this cliff. Doc don't want to
git his close dirty. Be you feared to
git your close dirty?'
I affirmed that I was. after a sur
vey OF the perpendicular sea wall
Then ye better follow the wagon
track down to the big doors an in a
minute I'll let ye in"
Thus il happened that I explored
the U-boat base under Lukes guild
ance- Part Of the rooms were quar-
ried out OF the rock. One section held
ice and other luxuries for the Man
sion" We came upon neat rows of
timed goods suitable for sea-going
craft. A vast workroom holding ma ?
chinery which I did not understand.
was big enough to house a small boat
A vault which was stored with oils,
pumps and hose had a wide door
fitted with steel ropes and pulleys.
And IL opened on the sea,
That's where cum in." Luke ex-
planned. Across a passage. we were
stopped by a locked chamber.
What's in there?' whispered feel
ing as nervous as a conspirator.
Dunno. But there's a key hitched
to the one in the outside door. Let's
try it,
1t worked but we didn't get time to
rummage around that vault.
Snakes. Snakes" called out Luke
gleefully.
a long rope uncoiled itself at my
feet, twisted leisurely away from me
and disappeared beneath some bags.
! fled only catching q question from
Luke which I could not stop to
answer:
Don't ye want to see me smoke 'em
out?'
ITO Be Contlnued.)
The Washington herald., 1918-10-22
ALL ROADS FREE
OF FREIGHT Jam
MeAdoo Reports Achievements in
Last Seven Months.

The removal of all congestion OF the
railroads. which paraiysed transpor-
tstion last winter. the revolutionary
transformation Of railroad conditions,
and methods affecting seaports ond
the doubling Of the freight capacity Of
these ports on the Atlantic Coast for
free fow Of supplies overseas are
some OF the achievements of Federal
control OF railroads as made public
last night by Director General Nc
Adoo.
The survey Of operations for the last
seven months, for which much of the
data was compiled by A II. Smith,
regional director at New York, shows
the change in conditions since las,
December at six Atlantic ports-Nev
York. Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore,
Newport News and Norfolk.
Accommodations Of freight in railroad
terminals at these ports In December
aggregated A.30 carloads. approx.
mately 100000 tons. This accumula'
tion had been reduced by October
to 1875 carloads September export
tonnage was more than double that
of last December, January or Feoru'
ary. Last months record was Sc pei
cent greater than September Of last
year and 2s1 per cent more than -Sepe-
tember, 1914. when the war began
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WAR WORKERS TO GIVE
NICKELS TO RED CROSS
Saved Carfare Asked for Figh.
AGAINST Influenza.

Carfare saved by war workers
who are taken to their ofices by the
patriotic automobile owners oi
Washington, is solicited for the Red
Cross by the Highways Transport
Committee OF the Council of Ma
tional Defense, according to a state
ment issued by the committee yes
terday.
A box was put up In the com
mittee's ofices in the Munsey Build.
ing yesterday bearing this inscrip'
tion, For those in distress; re-
turning thanks for health to heiI
win the war and for the right tc
work"
The money turned in will repre-.
sent the committees bit toward con.
quering the influenza as we'll as in
cidentally relieving the sick anc
needy who are being aided by the
Red Cross.
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the nrst army immediately upon hts
arrival in France. His work was 50
satisfactory that Gen. Pershing placed
him In direct command. Then Gggett
lead his husleies against the Germans
In the Ct Mih3el sector. and wiped out
that piece Of enemy territory in sin
gle day.
Billiards second army. now ready for
the fray. IL expected to live UP to the
pace set by the frst army.
Other nominations sent to the Sen-
ate by the President were DR.. Ber-
trand Earle Roberts. to be assistant
surgeon. public health service; James
p. Connolly. Of Omaha. to be clerk OF
the United States Court for China and
Edward c. Ray. Of Helena, Mont, tc
be United States attorney for the Dis
trict Of Montana
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in the Social Worlo
164o Twenty-f1rst street Mr.. Purdy Is
connected with the Red Cross.
By MAUD MeDouoALL,

connected with the Red Cross.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Cummings EN-
cry. of Newton. Mass. announce the
engagement Of their daughter, Miss
Dorothy Louise Emery, to Percy
Hodges, U. s. N. r.. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Percy Hodges. of Milton. Mass,
and Washington Mr.. HODGES 10 q
member Of the Harvard class Of 1871.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. Kensington
celebrated their golden wedding an
niversary last night at the residence
of their niece, Mrs. Minnie Noakes,
l07 r street northwest. The original
event took place in England, where
both OF the Kensingtons were born.
But they have been in America for
more than half of their welded life.
and for many years lived on North
Capitol street.
Major and Mrs. Paul c. Rabore
are receiving congratulations upon the
birth of a son. Paul Christopher Ra.
borg, II. yesterday. Mrs. Raborg waa
formerly Miss Marion Chapman
daughter of former Congressman p
T. Chapman, of Illinois. Maj. Rabors
is now on duty overseas. -
Miss Adelaide Bell Heath, who hal
given up her residence in 8 street
will spend the winter with Mrs. c. H.
Campbell at her residence, 1917 Twen.
ty-nrst street Miss Heath has re.
Gently accepted a position in the State
Department. Miss Heath's aunt ano
cousin. Miss Mary Heath and Miss
Elizabeth Heath, who were with hel
last winter. will spend the winter to-
gether.
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Why Stay Fat?
You Can Reduce

The answer ot most fat people is that II
Is too hard. too troublesome and too danger
ous 70 force the weight down However, In
Mxrmols Prescription TIbietS. al thes dif-
hculties are overcome They are sh>olutsiy
harmless entail no dieting Of exercise. and
have the added advantage Of cheapness. A
large cake Is sold by druggists at 7sc- OF
n r~efe-,ble, they can be obtKioed by send
ing price direct 20 the MsrTnola Co. - WOOD
ward Ave Detroit Mich. Nov that you fo-
this you have no excuse for being TOO fat but
can reduce two. three OF four pounds a ~eck
without fear of bad ,fteT-efectS.-Advt.
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LIGGETT AND BULLARD
NAMED FOR ELEVATION
Commanders of lsr and End Field
Armies Honored.

President Wilson, in recognition of
their services as soldiers. has noni-
mated Maj. Gems. Hunter Liggett and
Robert l. Billiard to be lieutenant
generals.
When the Senate confirms the nomi-
nations the two men will become the
only lieutenant generals on the active
list Their new rank is for the period
Of the war, like that of Gen. Pershing.
Gen. Liggett. now major general. COM
mands the First American Field Army,
and Gen. Bullard, now brigadier gen.
eral. the second.
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Animal Spirits.

First Artillerynan-As shell hit sta
bic up the line this morning. killed
two cows and a pig. and wounded
a horse.
Second Artilleryman - Ugh! How
perfectly beastly!
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This chic bit of a turban perfectly
achieves the almost impossible by
combining snug comfort with exceed
ing smartness. Every woman knows
that 1t is difficult to appear neat and
charming in the teeth of November
gales, but this stin little turbau of
navy blue satin. stitched In blue.
crowned with blue velvet ard boas t.
ing a blue waterfall of ostrich tips
over the back. is contection to sat-
isfy the most exacting w.arAr
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By ninety-four votes to nine, the
Rumanian chamber has passed a bill
to compel workmen to work on the
railways.
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Seized Tank Wins Battle.

Paris, Oct 3.-Three Sussex SOL
diers won the d. C. NJ. in a recent
engagement by Jumping into an aban-
doned tank and driving 1t into the
thickest of the battle. They checked
the enemy advance and took fourteen
prisoners. The sergeant who oper-
ated the tank was badly wounded.
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Massachusetts is revivtng wheat
raising.
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u. S. Loans Allies $500, 900, 900.

Secretary McAdoo yesterday an
nounced a credit Of t3oo.ooo. 900 TO Italy
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and no.ooo.oc TO France. maktng .
total credit extended to Italy OF
u.oso.coo. 900. and TO France Of s2le5.-
ooc.ooo, and a total 10 all the allies OF
1.51o l7s,s sss
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The Secretary OF Labor and Mrs.
William B. Wilson have taken posses
sion of the residence. 2254 Cathedral
avenue, which they have leased for
the winter. They have with them
their three daughters, Miss Agnes
Hart Wilson, Miss Mary and Miss
Jessie Wilson. The Secretary, who
spent the weekend in New York,
where on Saturday he made a week.
end address. returned to Washing
ton yesterday.
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The first Of the Washington debu-
tantes is to be Miss Anna Hamlin,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s.
Hamlin-and she is TO make her ac-
tual debut in Boston. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hamlin have sent out cards for a
tea for her next Saturday, from to
I o'clock. They will stop in Boston
on their way from their summer home
at Mattapoinsett, and later IN will
come to Washington for the season.
The Robesonian., 1918-07-22

plant.
Some of the haiIstones were as
large as goose eggs, but were not so
very hard. They were more like snow
balls. In the main track the ground
was covered several inches deep un-
til the heavy rain following melted it
or piled it in drifts in low ground
where plenty of it could be gathered
several days afterwards.
The storm started in the vicinity OF
Montrose, but no very serious dam
age was done until Pine Forest was
reached: from this point about re
east for distance eight miles by ore
mile broad the crops were almost to-
tally ruined.
The Robesonian., 1918-07-22
CAN'T POSTPONE CALL.
Chairman of Local Exemption
Board Has No Authority to
Postpone Calls for Military Ser

vice.
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
The calling out of men for the army
at this time is in many instances en-
failing a considerable hardship, and a
great many people have appealed to
me to postpone their calls until the
crops are gathered. On the 18th of
this month wrote the Adjutant Gen
eral letter, urging that he grant me
authority to do this, if possible, and
asking him for authority to fill the
calls out of the 1918 class in cases
where they could better afford to go
than men in the 1917 class. He has
refused to grant this permission, how
ever, and of course l have reached the
limit of my authority.
The following is copy of the letter
which have just received on the sub
ject:
"Mr. T. L. Johnson, Chairman,
-. Lumberton, N. C.
"Dear Sir:
Replying to your letter Of the 18th
inst, have to advise that men en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits can
only be deferred so long as it is not
necessary to call them to fill the calls.
However, when Class one is exhausted
these men who have been put at the
bottom of this class on account of
The Robesonian., 1918-07-22
Government to Assume Control of
Doctors.

The Government is about to assume
control of the entire medical profes-
sion in the United States to obtain
sufficient doctors for the fast growing
army and at the same time to dis
tribute those remaining to the locali-
ties Of services where they are most
needed for civilian work, according
to Washington dispatch.
This mobilization is to be accom-
plished either by enrolling all doctors
in a volunteer service corps under
pledge to accept whatever service,
The Robesonian., 1918-07-22

Hail Storm Does Much Damage in
Hoke.
Hoke County Journal, 18th.
A terrific hail storm visited this
town and community last Friday
growing crops and breaking sd gesdloy'ig glass IN
windows. A strong gale accompanied
the hail, which made it more destruc-
tive. The main track of the storm
was just north Of town, and crops on
some farms are almost a total loss,
as it is too late in the season to re-
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military or civilian. is assigned them
by the governing body Of the corps,
or, if the voluntary plan is not success
full, by legislation providing for
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their occupation will have to go if they
are needed to fill the calls.
General Crowder has ruled as fol
lows on the question as to whether
Class of 1913 can be called before
Class of 1917 has been exhausted:
A local board must not induct reg.
istrants of Class of June 1918, unless
and until all available registrants OF
Class of 1917 are exhausted"
Yours very truly,
JOHN D. LANGSTON,
Maj. Inf. U. S. R.
Special Aide to the Governor.
I will thank you to publish this
in your next issue for the information
of the drafted men. If it were in my
power to postpone the call of men who
have crops planted and who are nee.
essary to the cultivation and harvest.
ing Of these crops, / would certainly
do so, but l have absolutely no power
in the matter.
Very truly yours,
I. L. JOHNSON,
Chairman.
Lumberton, N. c., July 10, 1918.
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drafting them into governm,r+ g.
vice. Medical officers Of tra ~
ment believe compulsory conscr,n, t--,, a.
will not be necessary. '~' 'P'''A
The Robesonian., 1918-07-22
Free Shows for Sammies.

In the United States army and navy
training camps, the Y. M. C. A. gives
over 5000 free entertainments month
ly.
The Robesonian., 1918-07-22

Mrs. J. J. Moore and little son, J. J.
Jr., of Wilmington are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. R. w. Shelby.
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Yours very truly,
JOHN D. LANGSTON,
Hail Storm Does Much Damage in

Lumberton, N. c., July 10, 1918.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02
WILSON CALLS
IN SENATORS To
REGISTER KICK
Opposes Enactment of Legis-
..lation for War Cabinet or
Munitions Control.

WASHINGTON. Feb. LIN cnrnha-
siZin6 his opposition to senate military
committees bills for war cabinet and
4 munitions director. President Wilson
urged upon another group Of Democratic
senators called In the White House To-
day the necessity of avoiding as lar as
possible agitation IN congress mat
might encourage the enemy and give the
impression Of discord.
The president. according TO those at
tending the conference. i'll forcetul Ia
shion. reiterated his objections To Inc
proposed legislation and cdclarcd he
would not consider n cnlnpromiS" on
them, lie said both bills were ohnoNi-
Gus TO him, both because they were
unnecessary and because they would
embarraS and deprive him of authority
in prosecution of the war.
Although all Of the senators present
were SAID to lNn In entire accord with the
presidents position and confident mat
legislation is certain of dcfcut they Saia
Senators Hitchcock. Democrat and
Wad$wGrlh Rcpdblican. were planning
Spcecilcs in the senate early next week
in SUPPORT ri the bills and could not
he stopped under the senat" rnl"$. ke-
plies are PLANNED OH behalf oi tsh aI-
mi7iStrHtion and. administration leaders
hope. with that discussion tn" d"na'"
can hc closed The yhurr 10 bc ahir TO
prevent the bills from being reported by
the committee. but al any event the!
are confident of mustcrinG enough
votes Ia prevent their being formally
brought before the scnat for cun"Idcritr
titrE .
The presidents position. it was indl-
Gated tonight. will not affect tho plans
of Senators Hitchcock and "ahSworth
fur delivery of their addresses Monday
and Tuesday. respectively.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02
MEETING OF. CLUB Of
WHEELING WOMEN

Yesterday. in II" ball room Of m"
Windsor hut"l. the club women OF lhtS
city he'd Il joint meeting. y business
session preceded tho sprcia! program
which he dbren arranged.
One uf the principal speakers Of ihr
afternoon Was J. Harold Brennan, one
of the leading lawyers Of this city.
Mr.. Freeman is thr publicity manager
Of Col. Earl W. Oglrbay.. head OF ihr
food administration Of West Virginia,
Mr.. brennan dwrlt largely uFon the
subject of Food Ruling in This state
and emphasized The fact that save
we must TO win thr'war.
Mrs. Ben l.oWcnStcin. nt Cinc1nnail,
followed Mr.. Brennan and thoroughly
described the "Woman'S AclivltlfS III
War Times" She pointed cut just
how each and every woman could as
ISist hcr country in this war by varl'
GUS ways. which would. in SNORT
hasten the end of the war.
Miss Virginia Foulk. of Huntington,
came 10 Wheeling with special mes
sage from the war savings commit
tee, Of which Mr.. r. l.. Archer, OF
Huntington, is State director, Miss
Foulk .thoroughly illustrated the
Thrift Stamps and War Savings.
Miss F0ulk is the sneCfa! organizer
for the women in this State. and Is
also the State chairman of. the STATE
scholarship committees of Federated
ClubS..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02
RAILROAD DIRECTOR PREPARES
FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD IN THE: OHIO

West Virginia and Kentucky. accord
ing TO reports today 10 Director Gen
er;ll McAdoo. and a slight thaw a2d
rain over its northern watershed might
send it into serious flood stage early
next week. and cndanger railroad
bridges. Other streams in the middle
west and south already have over
flowed and are still rising
Special efforts are 10: he made TO
TRANSPORT corn. much Of which this
year Is soft and must reach elevators
49,. ~. After comforting today with
"a delegation Of grain merchants from
ohio. Indiana ana Illinois. railroad adj
miniStrariOn officials arranged to f!s.
patch cars 70 those states tomorrow
70 carry corn to st. Louis. Chicago and
other terminals, where large elevators
are maintNurd. From the corn terri
tory west of the Mississippi. the move
urnt OF corn east card continued.
To New England the flow Of coai
was better than yesterday, and prem
ised to improve further tomorrow.
Transportation conditions in central
Pennsylvania coal regions. in the
Pittsburgh district. and in Ohio. were
reported improved. West Virginia
was still handicapped by high water.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02

OVER GERMAN
DISTURBANCE
STRIKE MOVEMENT
REPORT DWINDLING
Stern Repressive Measures
Put Into Effect By the
Military.

With The military operations on nll
the major battle fronts continuing FAR
below normal. the internal political SIT
nations in Germany. Russia and Fin
land arc still Ia thc fore in general in
trrcsl. IN all thrc. Of these countries
the turbulence Of past days. involving
constituted and dc Ihcto governments on
the un,: hand and dissatisfied popuIa-
tinns ON tn" other, still prevails
In Germany. although apparently nu-
m.rous strikers throughout the empire
thus far have tailed to return In work.
there. seemingly has been Il leSScnlns IN
the tcnsily of the situation: in RusSia
tho iulrrIIecinn strife between the DoI-
shcvik and cuuntrr-r4volutIonary lac
tiEns again, has hcigh tened. while IN
Finland. the struggle between the White
guard. rcprcscniing the new government
and the Rcd guard. which is opposing
IL. goes on.
Meanwhile from hungary comes a. re-
iteration OF the sincere and earnest de-
sir. Of that country for peace. maze Dc
fnrc the Diet by the prime minister.
The failure Of German newspapers to
arrive III the usual neutral points from
which news of conditions in Germany
Is disseminated, leaves veil or uncer-
;ainIy over the exact status or alIalrS
there. Such adviccs as nave conc
through. however. te:ld 10 indicate that
tie. strike movement has rracncd It's
yr.n1cst height and iS now in the pro-
cess of dwintlinf.. This fact is as
rrihcd 10 the seeming lukc-warmneSS III
the labor leaders tpwar dthe noVemrn1
and also in great nart TO the strong
reprrssivc measures adopted by the gov
ernment.
Following closely upon the action OF
The military commander in Hamburg
declaring Inartial law. the commander
in chief in RrandcnhurG province. IN
which Berlin is situated. la!d inc mar"
hand ni the military upon the strikers
uud,r his jurisdiction. .Jndcr more
drastic stage uf siege" thu commander
Informs The public that he win sup
press every attempt ut breaches OF the
peace with all means at his disposal
ri. warns orderly citizens 10 take no
pnrt in public meetings and to avoid
crowds. and concludes Ivy SaElhS tnI'
fCoutluued on Page Thrteen.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02
FIRST WIFE GETS THE
HOFFMAN, FORTUNE

Srcrial Dispatch To Tho 1ntelliEcnccr.
BALTIMORE. Nd. Feb. l.--Al-
though reported 10 be the sole benc-
fciary under the will of the late Lud'
wig ". Hoffman,. formerly OF Wheel
ing. who died al the Emerson hotel
from an internal hemorrhaGe and
nervous breakdown after he had dis
covered that his second wife had com
mittcd suicide. Mrs. Mary d. Hoh-
mann, his first wife, has filed Il notice
of Il cavrat to the document which
will he offered for probate on Mon
day. Under the reported will. Hon'
mann has left almost his entire eS'
tate 10 his first wife. from whom he
was divorced. However, there are 2S'
shares of stock in the J. G. Hoffman,
& Sons co. of Wheeling that are moi
included in the will. These are now
under order Of Judge McLane OF. the
circuit court Of Baltimore COUNTY, and
the income. $500 a year. Is paid to
Hoffmanrs first wife as alimony.
Over $250,000 was the value Of Hoh-
mann'S estate
~
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02

WASHINGTON. F'ch. l.--rearinG
-erious floods in the middle west and
-outh within few days. tho govern
ment railroad administration today
rushed empty cars westward from the
EASTERN congestion area 10 provide Tor
IN emergency movement OF corn 10
..levators, and cotton 10 southern sea-
i,orts for tranS-shpment TO New Eng
and mills engaged on government or
'le-s.
This was undertaken without any
Iiminution Of efforts 10 transport coal
from the mines 20 consumption points.
There today the fuel reserves Were
".ported as nrar the zero mark aS a.
any time within the last two weHkS'
owing 70 the absence OF new snow
today and the steady work OF clearing
racks OF accumulated ICE piles. the
movement of coal was slightly better.
and officials prrdicrrd slight lmpr"V"
ment for the next few days.
The danger OF floods doomed large
however, with forecasts Of warmer
weather tomorrow for the middle west
and the gradual eastward movement
ri the thawing area. The Ohio river
already flows through an ice gorge
seventy miles long between Ohio and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02
To
RECALL ENJOYS
To TEUT ONS
Attack on Argentine Vessel in
the Mediterranean
Brings Crisis.

BUENOS AIRES Feb. l.-Thc min
lister of war mas recalled Argentine's
military attaches from Berlin and Flen-
ma IL political circles this action IS
Regarded as significant md CONNECTED
with the sinking OF the Argentine steam
ship Minister lrricndn January "6.
The Argentine minister to France has
confirmed tho fact that the steamer
was flying the Argentine flag. when
sunk. The government has not aTlnounc-
ed by what authority the change "t
flags was made after leaving this coun-
try--the vessel having sailed under inc
French flag-but accepts the SINKING
rs an unfricndly act even though mo
use Of the home flag was unauthorized.
The assumption in political circles here
is that Germany does not intend 10
keen her promises in regard 10 Argen-
tines shipping.
The situation here Is tense and the
ara maintaining moro than
their usual silence on the subject nut
several events at the government house
late to,lay lead to the hclict that the
government ut last is preparing to take
an important step.