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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-11
THOMAS THONER
PRAISES ARMY
CAMP HOSPITALS
TELLS OF VISIT TO SON IN CAMP
LEE BASE HOSPITAL.
Saws There Is Nothing Too Good 1or
the Boys; IS Pleased With Care
Given Soldiers.

on Wednesday. October End. Council
MAN at I.arg. Thomas r. Thoncr re-
c.-;vcd Il telegram from Camp Lee an
nnuncing that his son. Thomas r.
Thuner. Jr.. WAS IN tl!G base hospital
and the. father immediately left for the
camp 70 spend y fcw days with young
AR Thoncr, who began to improve upon
his fathers arrival. and was in such
good condition that thu elder Mr
Thoner came n PM. arriving here Satur-
day morning.
Saturday afternoon another telegram
WAS received by Mr.. Th"nrr. which
stated that his son wa$ III ii serious con
,I,tion and Mr. Thuurr. his wife and
N.,f..s sister. Miss Tm'a;l Ei"rhcller.
;,a,nedia,.ly lcft for Camp Lee and
f,,rnd out after arriving there that the
,.rcrrntu WAS intended for some on"
crs,. and that the son and nephcw'S con-
,,,t,nn was unchanged with the prosno-
Sis doubtful.
Af,er spending few days in camp
near the relative. the party returned.
arriving last night. leaving young
,rhnner much better and able to set up.
NJ. Thoncr spoke in enthusiastic
praiS, Of conditions ut Camp Lee. and
last night said 20 an 1nt"itiE"ncrr re-
nnr,rr: Il had heard L great deal of this
p-.-ccrrrar talk 1hout conditions in our
army camps and I want to say it is all
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In it, have pictured myself doing
that over and other"
This has. I Will admit. a morbid tingc
to it. TO picture possible catastrophcs
is not pleasant. And yet, when the cr!-,
sis came, when her conscious mind
fronEc. the subconscious reactions
served to carry her through.
To be continually meeting imaginary
dangers Is an unhealthy state Of mind.
But never to consider possible. dangers
is even unhcalthicr. -
4 great many Housewives recognize
the need Of a first aid cabinet and n
book Of instructions. But how many
OF them even open the instructions untl
q crisis arises
You know there is something called
tourn!quct" Could you achieve one.
would you be forced to read direction
lrst-and be too late?
Are you in deadly fear that your
; children may get hold Of the bottle
marked Poison" so carefully hidden
away? If you arc a mother you are.
But do you know that with only fun
mel and a piece OF rubber tubing 20
thrust down his throat and some soapy
water you may have the. child when tho
doctors stomach pump would not have
! arrived in time?
Every doctor can tell you Of one or
, two instances in his career where
life was saved by somebody who did
exactly the right thing.t
To simply keep unpleasant possible
ties from mind is to be overwhelmed
IL they do occur. To plan for such pos
siblities is to arm yourself to meet
them in a way that will leave no bitter
regrets.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-11
LOCAL NURSES
RESPONDING To
NATION CALL
EIGHT YOUNG WOMEN OF NURS-
ING STAFF OFF LAST NIGHT
FOR CANTONNGNTS.
Mrs. G.. W. Talson VIII Conduct Cam
paign for Recruiting Women for
Service Abroad.

/ That Wheeling is not backward in
i any and every movement which tends
| toward the progress Of the war in gen.
cral is evidenced upon every occasion
| when n new call is mad" upon feminine
/ resources for another line Of patriotic
: cndcnvOr.
! Sincn Monday last the Wheeling
| chapter Of tho Red Cross has been car
| rying on it's part in the recruiting or
! tho nation-widc survey of nursing re-
sources, which is being made at the re-
| quest OF the secretary of war and the
| Surgeon general of tho army by the
American Red Cross. This work has
been developing splendid results in
this community under the supervision
! OF Mrs. Il. J. Billiard, the chairman or
| the State Red Cross Nursing Service
and Mrs. Susan Cook. district chairman
| OF this service.
| These two ladies arc to he round NJ
! tho Wheeling chapters headquarters IN
! the club building every day from n.
m. to . n. m. and will continue there
! indefinitely recruiting nurses for the
various environments and fields when
have been invaded by tho dreaded Span
| ish Influenza.
i An S. o. S. call was received by the
| local branch Of the survey OF nursing
resources yesterday, which came from
! Martinsburg. and was Immediately re-
! spondcd to by several Wheeling nurses"
| who will leave on an early train THIS
morning for that city. Miss Margaret
Schwinn departed last evening TOT
Langley nrld. Hampton Roads. VIRGINIA.
! to go on the hospital stan. OF that nc
| during the present outbreak. The fol-
lowing graduate nurses answered the
call To Camp Meade. leaving for that
Thursday evening.
Misses Josephine Dnttcrman. Cecilia
Finnerty. Nancy Hoppcl. Julia severn
! Grace Dropplcman. Ann Burke and Lula
! McMann.
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Ready responses came to yrS.n-1ayS
appeal for n recruiting Officer and as
sistant To take hold Of the campaign 10
be wagrd in Wheeling in unison WIN
the national one for volunteer women
between the ages Of o5 and 81 for can
teen and hut service in France. Mrs.
G.. W. Talson has volunteered hor scr
vice as thr recruiting officer Whllc
Miss Ann HEgus has pledged herSeIl
TO assist Mrs. Talson in the carrying
on the campaign. which will he .opcnea
within q very short time in Rcd cross
bcadO,rartcrs. 4 detailed outline or inc
service tn he rendered "over there and
thc rruurcmcnts of rcGistrantS Will Dc
announced as s"on as official word COW
erinr this subject is received from
Washington In tho meantime every
Young woman seriously considering TINS
service is urged to register her name
nj headuuartrrs without delay. %hcn
| Mrs. T.. 7. Billiard and Mrs. susan COOK
| Of survey Of nursing resources ~ the
Wheeling chapter will he glad I" LOOK
after all registrations Of volunteers l"r
| cnntrcn and hut work abroad until Mrs.
Talson and her recruiting staif.for TINS
! nurposr have boon established and the
, campaign officially opened.
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rot. our army camps ar" in the best OF
shapc. far better in fact than l inaG-
med. | have nothing bur praise for
the way they arc conducted.
The boys i'll tn" hospitals are getting
tho hest Of attention by skilled phySi-
c;ans and nurses and are being taken
ear. of by the most improved methods
known to medical science and nothing
better can be found at the base hospi-
tails in the country.
while the physicians and nurses are
ovcrworked to!a certain extent" he con-
tinued they ar" not nrglcctinG their
patients and are constantly on the job.
All wards have ordcrlics on duty
day and night, as soon as there is q
call from one of the inmates he is
promptly taken care of: these ordcrlicS
make their rounds every half hour with
pitchers of water or milk or lcInouauc
and the patients have them At their
beck and call.
The beds are Of the regulation hospi
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tai type and the bedding IS changed
every day: it is spotlessly clean.soft mat
tresscs and plenty of covering.
II talked to many boys in the differ
ont wards, bach and every one of them
declaring that the beds were as good iIH
any at home or anywhere else.
The wards are Immediately clean
and sanitary, they are washed up every
morning and there is plenty OF fresh
air and light.
"Thc food furnished is OF tho very
hest and the highest skill of medical
science at the disposal of the patients
their temperature is taken twic" day
and registered on d chart Us In every
modern hospital.
parents Of any boys ut camp need
not be afraid of iuattcntton ana no Tear
Of want in the hospitals.
Relatives can always sec the pa
TENTS: they are given pass and cor
poral accompanies them to tho ward in
which their boy is confined ami they
arc allowed to stay with him half an
hour twice q day, morning and after
noon.
"AN the time I was there | never
saw or heard a physician or nurS' COM
! plain. or out OF humor ny the truuhi"
which is caused by the patient. as many
Of them are frrtful during an Illness.
after being discharged from the hos
! pital the boys are under surEclllanr"
! for week and they c"nvalnSc" in II
! cheerful sunshiny part Of the camp set
aside for that purpose and ar" not al
| lowed In their former part of III" camp
; with the healthy men until they arc
| thoroughly well.
ITO those parents who arc not frcrlE-
ing any letters from their boys. ] can
! tell them not to worry. for as soon rs
| they are taken sick and in the hospital,
! The case is diagnosed and Il telegram
! is Immediately sent /" 1hcr nearest rcla-
| live. and if you r'rcjv" no telegram you
: can be sure that your boy is well ana
: happy.
My wife and SiSt"r-n-luw noticing
! tho shortage Of nurses. volunteered their
! services for that week. but were refused
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-11
SIDE TALKS
WHY SHE DID TIDE RIGHT THING
By RUTH CAMERON,

WHY SHE DID THE RIGHT THING.
In my ncighborhood mother recent
~ saved her 4-ycar-old son from hurh-
ing To death She had left him alone
for only a moment. hut he had MANAGED
TO climb up. get hold OF the forbidden
matches and set his cotton blouse ahrH.
The tragedy which might have neen
is too we'll known to require description.
There was but one thing to do. ana
unlike most mothers. who either stano
spclllound with fright, or pick up the
child and rush blndly from the house
this mother did II.
It would not have been SO sotah1c
had she been one OF those women VINO
n re- .su we'll poised. $" self-ross"ssed
that they always do the right ming.
She was n highly organized. extremely
nervous little mother who. MS shc we'll
knew, was quite apt TO DO he wrong
thing At n Crisis
rye always known that Junior would
Get those matches some day" she told
her husband later. And have always
had n terribly fear that T wouldn't do
the right thing. And over and over
have said to myself 'You must stop
and pick up tho rug and then wrap him
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-11
EVEN GROSS, SICK.
CHILDREN LOVE.
SYRUP Of FIGS
LOOK AT TONGUE! IF TEvE1U1
BILIOUS, CoNSTPATED,
TAKE NO CHANCES.
CALIFORNIA syrup OF FIGS
CAN'T HARM TENDER STOA-
ACH, LIVER, BOWELS.

Don't scold your fretful. pcevish child.
Sec if tongue is coated. this Is sure
sign its little STOMACH. liver and bowels
are cloSEed with sour waste. af.
When listl"ss. pale. fcvcrish. full or
cold. breath bad. throat sore. doesn't
eat, sleep or act naturally, has stomach
ache. Indigestion. diarrhea, give tea
spoonful Of California Syrup Of F1g1,
and in a few hours all the foul waste
the sour bile and fcrtnentins food passes
out Of the bowels and you have . we'll
and playful child again. Childrea love
this harmless fruit laxative" AM
mothers can rest easy after giving
Because it never fails to make their
tie "insidcs" clean and sweet
Keep it handy. Mother! A. little 8
today saves a sick child tomorrow. -
get the genuine Ask your druggist for
a bottle Of California Syrup OF F11,s5
which has directions for babies, children
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on the bottle Remember there are:
countcrfeits Sold here. so surely look
and SEQ that yours Is made by the Call
ifornia Fig Syrup Company" Hand
back with contempt: s1I other nk. 8x1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-11

Hooks. There are thousands of people
today whose fresh. clear faces are L
living proof that S;uartS Calcium
Waters do cure pimplcs and cure them
70 STAY IN only L few days.
Stuart's Calcium Walters cure pim-
pies and SIMILAR "rupti"ns by thorough
Is cleansing the blood Of all impurities.
With Il pure blood supply. It Is simply
impossible for Il pimplc to remain on
Your face. And tho inviEnrat"d blood
will replace your dead. Stllow skin with
the glowing colors of i perfect conf
plcXion.
Your sclf-rcSpcct demands that you
avail yourself Of this remedy that thou
sands have proved before you. Get Il
soc box of Stuart'S Calcium Waters OF
your druggist today. Make your dream
uf 'hcauty come true. Also mail coupon
today for free trial package.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-11

for the reason that they We're not pro-
frSSi"nal nurses. but wcrr told that they
could help with tn" mcndnE of clothes
sewing: on buttons or anything in that
line; they were put To work and We're
occupied with th"s" duties during their
whole stay there and I would suggest
| that i'll women visitors to camps do
! The same thing FOR il Is 4 hig help rs
! there is plenty Of that kind of work
10 do.
"L"t all relatives of the boys in the
camps rest assured that thr soldier lads
are getting the hest OF care and uttru-
! ton and r!riS" them not 10 worry. for
| I know whereof | Sp.dk"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-11
RIVER NEWS

At n. m. Yesterday the river at the
wharf waS feet $ inches and statiun-
AIRY and 1T the foot Of McMcch.n dam
ii WIS IN feet : inches and stationary.
hnrEc loaded with stone for govern
m"nt work near dam |" 1t Warwu"d
WAS sunk at West Wheeling Yesterday.
ana the bear traps ut dam II wEr" low
cred In lower The stage Of tn" pool Ia
rails" the barge. The bear traps were
raised last evening and the pool will he
The Helen l.. departed for New Mata-
| mnr:'S at noon with biz trip.
| IN" Liberty arrived at noon from
McC"nn,llsyillr.. with n big trip. her
stock r"nsignmcnts amounting In %ou
head for this port She cleared for Par
krrshurS with another big cargo at
i: 80 last evening.
Tho Omaha is due Ia arrive from
receiving and diSchHrEinE freight here
! will proceed on 10 Farkcrshurg.
Tho Milton came in last night from
! NV MHion"ra$; and leaves for that
! The l.. 4. Ni$hrt passed down from
: Pittsburgh t" Point Pleasant with tow
! Of cmpt .cS ut p. III.
The Helen r.. IS due in tonight from
| New Matamorus.
| The Liberty Transit Cnmpany's new
wharf boat is due in port some time
this afternoon in tow of tho Old Rcla-
! hlr. II will hc tied up ahuv" the old
wharf boat while some attentions are
carried out and receives Il new coat If
paint.
River kilograms.
Davis Island Ihn-lsIvcr % feet and
ST nf'Hrv: clear.
Morgantown-Rivcr 81 feet and sta
| tiumary: clear.
Oil City-Rivcr "a feet and falling;
clear.
Warrcn-Rivcr 1t feet and falling
clear.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-11
Regular Session Called OF.

The monthly meeting Of IN" Quc"ni
Esther Circle &C tho Fourth Street VI.
p. church was postponed from last eve
ming indefinitely. pcnh!ne the lifting Of
the city health ordinance prohibiting
public gatherings OF whatsoever nature.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-11
Rea1ssration Cards Ready.

4 group Of l6 women who display the
natriutic spirit Of Whcel!nES woman,
hood in general were nusi'F enENseu
yesterday in preparing goFelh.'',,,
cards used in tho child wri'are VII"
inr and measuring Of The past months.
A dunlicatc card for each child Of pre-
school age in Wheeling has been COM
n,rtrd for tho fllcs in Washington anu
MI will he mailed the present week.
As soon ms the restrictions OF the city
bonl,b dcpartmcnt are withdrawn rc'a-
tive to the prohibition OF public meet
incs the session Of the Hcntn Stuty
club will be resumed and the reg'stra-
lion cards similar TO the ah"v" VIII th'h
hr distributed among tho mothers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-11
rou,,,. Missionary Meet
Pure BLOOD
Brings BEAUTY
Pimples, BlackAeads. BoiIs and Poor
Complexion Vanish by using
Stuart's Calcium Waters.
TRIAL PACKAGE MAILED FREE.

All your dreams OF II beautiful. clear
complexion can he made To come true.
II makes no difference how spotted and
disflgured your face may be with PM
pies, blackhcads. eczema or lircr-Spots,
you may reclaim your heritage OF good
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-11

or interest tn tn" numerous lr'"nhs OF
both young people has com" the an
nouncrmrnt Of tho cnca cement OF MISS
Rosemary Shields and Mr.. Vincent Arm-
hrustnr. The hridc-elc"t is the charm
ing daughter Of Captain and Mrs: NJ. RI.
Shields, Of Sixteenth street. while MT
Armhrustcr is the son Of Mr.. anu MIS-
!. T. Ar1nbrustcr. Of North Main street.
and up until entering tho students army
training corps a short time az" hah
been connected with local Offices OF INC
baltimore & Ohio railroad. While tnH
date If the nupiials has not n"en mace
known. il will be Il late octoher event.
Woman's Missionary Meet.
Tho annual convention Of the Cincin-
natl Branch Of the Woman'S ForeiEn
Missionary Society is in session TINS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-11
1 AIDES $1,000 REWARD! . .Rssi6 :,

h Successful Monthly" Compound; Safely relieves
the gcs most Obstinate. abnormal in
days No harm. pain interference nth work.
Mail 81 co: Doabie Strength s. co. bcokEI fat. SttdI.
o.. ~ SoUTAlAsToa REMEDY co. M1SaS clII. 10.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-11
Home Helper serTice Forming.

The meeting held yesterday afternoon
in tho V W. {. y. for tho purpose OF
organizing members from tho Health
Study club Of Wheeling into the Nolun-
trcr Home Helper Scrvi-c, undtr the
supervision Of graduate nurses rrSis-
tered with the Wheeling chapter or INC
Rcd Cross, was marked with most graf
living results SO HON" women nafln6
volunteered for this work. At this ScS-
sion ,hr initial lessons in the histoF!
and spread Of Spanish influenza, when
has brought about the urgent call lol
these home helpers in the community
the methods employed for the proven
ton and suppression OF same and the
elementary health rules to be. practlceo
in protecting oneself and those WIN
whom ono comes in contact were inc
!! points emphasized. o;r.
This afternoon Mrs. Jean T. p'llon.
Whcclings Jealous health teacher. VIII
preside Mt a similar meeting at Lincoln
school at D. m. when group OF vol
. un,ccr women will he present 10 icar"
,hrir duties as members of the nome
bclpcr service among their pepplc.
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week at GAINESVILLE. 0. Mrs. \. J. Clarke.
of this city, who is president cf this
branch. has been presiding over each
session, which included delegations from
Ohio. kentucky and West Virginia.
The latter part Of the present month
will sec another session of interest 10
members of this organization, when the
meeting of the general executive conf
mittec OF the international order viii
convene in Cleveland. Mrs. Clarke will
also be in attendance ut this gathering
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-11

We make it possible for every trustworthy
person to own Watch that they can de-
pend upon to be accurate all the time. We
handle only the best of the nationally
known Watches, the kind that we can
guarantee and the kind that are guaran-
teed by the factories! Throw away your
old Watch and get good one, Pay for
it in trifling weekly or monthly sums!
Take your choice from such famous makes
as Elgin Watches 49, Howard Watches
Waltham Watches-aDd others of good
old famous makes. Don't put it OBJECT
a good Watch tomorrow!
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
Plenty of Room for Sheep.

There is plenty of room for the ex-
pansion of the sheep industry in the
Central and Eastern states, and spe-
cialists of the United States depart
ment of agriculture say that these
states can do much to help the west
ern range sheep raisers in producing
wool and mutton. A survey of the en-
tire country reveals that there is inn
mediate opportunity for increasing the
sheep population to some extent in the
rough and idle lands of the Appala-
chian region, the cut-over timber lands
of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan
and the South Atlantic and Gulf
states. There is also much to be done
in improving the carrying capacity on
many Of the farms where sheep are
now being raised. The unimprOved
land in farms, amounting to nearly
half of their total area, offers cOnsid-
cradle possibilities for increasing the
number of sheep. Much Of this land
is now used in limited way for live
stock pastures, while other areas are
wholly idle. They could be made to
furnish fair summer grazing for sheep,
and with slight Encouragement in the
cropping system, and the keeping of
other live stock, could be made to fur
nish winter feed for sheep.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
nlVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP or FIGS
AT ONCE IF BILIOUS OR
CONSTlPATED.

Look at the tongue, mother! II
coated, 1t is sure sign that your lit
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs a gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When peevish, cross, listless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore
throat, dlarrhea, full of cold, give a
teaspoonful of California Syrup Of
Figs" and in few hours all the foul,
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out of the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have q well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative;"
they love its delicious taste, and it
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for a bottle Of
"Callfornia Syrup of Figs" which has
directions for babies, children Of all
ages and for grOwn-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware of cOunterfeits sold
here. To be sure you get the genuine,
ask to see that it is made by the "Cali-
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contempt.-Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
No Shortage.

A few days ago a physician of Win
chester gave small box of liver pills
TO one of his patients. The pills were
only partly used and a few days later
the patients wife discovered that hef
four-year-old daughter had found the
pills and eaten them. Frantic with
fear she gave the child all the milk
she had in the house and then ex-
citedly ran to the telephone and called
for the physician.
as this Doctor -" asked the
mother. "Yes." came the reply. Doc
tor, hurry to our house. Helen has
eaten the rest of the box of pills you
gave Joe; hurry! 1 have given her
all the milk / have"
"Don't worry; come up town and L
will give you some more" replied the
ctor-Indianapolis News.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
No Difference.

Mark Sullivan, the New York editor,
said on his return from an official visit
to the front;
"The soldier can still have a good
time on his furlough, but war prices
make Il good time costly.
"a handsome young American Of
ficer was sending a wire one day in
London post office where l was mail
ing a package. The girl telegraph
clerk, running over the officers mes
sage, said:
Il can't make out whether this
reads mo funds" or NO fun"
"Oh. well, what's the difference"
said the young officer, glOomily light
ing a cigarette.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20

In the salient Of Ypres there are not
less than one hundred thousand
graves of allied soldiers, sometimes
marked by plain wooden crosses, some
times Oblterated by the debris of
ruined trenches, sometimes hidden in
corners of fields. The ground Is for
ever England; it is also forever
France. When the war is over this
triangle of meadow land, with ruined
city for its base, will be an enclave Of
Belgian soil consecrated as the holy
land of two peoples. 1t viii never be
common ground. It will be for us the
most hallowed spot on earth, for 1t
holds our bravest dust, AMI 1t is
proof and record of new spirit
John Buchan in Kansas City Star.