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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-26
TWO WEST VA.
(Conttuued From First Page.)

demands for emergency coal will SO d.
.rcctly to thsm.
Periodical Reports.
Tho plan a. n"w contemplated calls
for periodical reports from tho produce
Ing district Representatives Us I" INC
amount oil coal each district Ia mining.
These will be turned over t. J. ID. y.
Morrow, the coal expert. Just named by
Fuel Administrator Garfield az MANAGER
Of distribution and opport!onmcnt. VINO
will make UP budgets for each c"ilSuin-
ing district on reports from state mel
administrators.
Tho district Representatives VIII not
interfere in any way with the duties Of
state administrators. but Will he eN-
pectcd IL assist them. Anthracite coal
Is not included in the coming plan be-
cause most Of It liz mined in mario"
strip OF territory In Pennsylvania.
The chief difficulty looked for IN adj
mtnistration OF the Zons system IS en-
pccted to como from the demand for
specific grades Of coal. Some districts
selling particular grade huvn found
markets far from their mines and this
will have to be reckoned with In mork-
Ing out q practical plan of operation.
Consuming Districts.
The consuming districts Will be
formed as nearly as possible along state
lines. Producers In district serving
specified consuming district will be per-
mitted TO sell IN no other and cnnsum-
ers will be required to purchase ONLY IN
the districts serving their terr!kNy. II
q consuming district through Its state
fuel administrator demands moro coal
than allotted to It. consumption will
hovo to be curtailed unless tho national
administration decides permanent or
temporary readjustments arc necessary.
To prevent situation arising next
winter similar to the ono that has Just
forced shutdown of industries. fuel
admiuist ration officials plan to create
in the summer reserves In avery con-
suming center. These would not be
touched except in cases Of emergency
and then they would be replaced when
the emergency was over.
Some Improvement
Early reports today indicated mat
rising Temperature had brought consld-
cradle Improvement In the coal trans
portation situation In the east. but snow
and high winds developed later. and a.
II. Smith, regional director for the east
tonight reported almost no pcrceptlbie
decrease Of the freight Accommodations.
Hundreds Of cars OF coal were tied up
along with other traffic, and the short
ago Of engines was declared even wors~
than on previous days. The movement
Of coal to New England was under yes
ter6ny's. owing to snow which drirtod
over tracks and required tho attaching
Of several locomotives TO single train
Reports tonight tonight told Of tho
beginning Of flow OF traffic originally
destined for the east over the embar-
COED Pennsylvania Baltimore & Ohio or
Philadelphia & Reading diverted to
other trunk lineA.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-26
LUDWIG HOFFMAN,
Continued from First PaEs)

aas and sent tho boy away, after
giving him a coin.
Husband Trles Suicide.
Tho boy then went on his way
stopping at several places and
spreading the news Of the dlscoV-
cry Of Mrs. Hoffmann's body.
This finally reached tho ears OF
the police who, thinking It strange
that Hoffman, had failed to report
the tragedy, went to the house.
They found that tho gas had been
turned on again, and discovered
Hosfmann's body across tho corpse
Of his wife. A kitchen knife on tho
floor nearby, and two pools OF
blood had formed where Hotf-
nann's arms hung limp. Az soon
as il was seen that Hoffman, was
alive, the police called In a doctor,
who revived him. In company
with two chauffeurs, he was taken
back to the Emerson hotel In
taxicab, where he made several
telephone calls in private, and then
went to st. Joseph's hospital for
treatment. II Is understood that
ono of the calls was made to his
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-26
U. NJ, W. EXPEL
CONTINUED Prom FirEt Fage9

"
ton that It should be demonstrated
that the members OF our organization
can rondcr greater service to the coun-
try by remaining in tho mines than they
would be able to render by being drafted
into the military service Of the govern
ment do we ask that consideration be
given 10 tho adydsabillty. Of making such
changes In the application of the selec-
tive draft as may be necessary to assure
an adequate supply Of COAL
Government Ownership
The declaration on government owner
ship Of tho mines stated that the vast
majority Of the miners arc In favor Of
Il on condition the workers be Euaran-
tee6 democrats operation with tho free
and unrestricted right to organize. tc
maintain their organization and to col
lectirely bargain with tho government
The resolution stated the miners were
opposed to the kind Of government own.
ership that operates the post office de-
partmenS -
The resolution opposing the eonscr!p-
ton Of labor also requests tho national
government to take over all unused farm
land and rent It to farmers
The members Of the union now IN the
military service were exempted from
paying dues while In the service. and ali
death benefits to remain In force
Other Changes
Among other changes made IN the
constitution Of the organization were
these:
Members Of tho Working Glass Unior
recently organized in Oklahoma and OF
dual labor organizations not affiliated
with the American Federation OF Labor
shall not be eligible for membership.
elimination Of the provision which
prohibited Boy Scouts from becoming
members Of the union.
Raising tho minimum dues to local
unions from so cents n month to fc
cents. and Increasing the per capita tan
to be paid to tho international organtza'
tion from 90 cents f. month TO 90 cents
| Changing the date of the noxt convcn'
ton from January, 1920, to September
1919.
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Big Plants at Baltimore
Fired By |ncendiarIes

BALTIMORE, Md. Jan. e"'-The DIX
shipbulldtus plant CT tho Henry Smith
A. Sons company ut Cur It's Bay wnsH
fired Tonight. abpnt tho Same TIM" 'n"'
tho Della WOODEN Mills, IN Baltimore
courtv near Elllcutt city. wcro burned
Both concerns ware engaged upon gov
crntncnt coutruUls, Tb- loss 20 tho
ihlpbu!ldiug coinpuny is estimated ~
1,uf 4 million. tho Inss to the NH DOW
$500. 900. At tho hhlpnui!aliE p!An. WV
r,,,,r,,tn ,dghted thu SURPRISED incen-
,Iiar,- On. fired Ut tho men, eut no
leaned into tho water and ~as probably
crowned. Tho central building OK tho
shiphuildlngs yurd and vast quantity NJ
lumber were destroyed. The Henry
Smith & Sons company Is building eight
g60n-tnn wooden Hhips for the yovera-
ment " \.
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RUSSIAN LAND
Continued Prom First PuGe.1

General llprrlnnnA aims we're thn HAhe
-. those advanced IN Christmas.
Throughout tho negotiations, no hAiu'
fhn Grrmnna Ind KEPT IN View tho SIN
biological boundaries. hut also the hntthI
h,uudur!us nf the did ltussiun empire
IIn said that III. Central PuwurS M
tended 10 permit trra selr-dellniti"h'
srorrtng at the theory thuL tho prosenoa
IF troops would prevnnt this, Regard
ing evacuation nr. kuohlInRnn said thHt
it must BIZ tnkun w with the newly born
sclf-drflnrd governments.
"If GeIrrui Huffman EXPRESSES tne
terms more strongly" said Dr. huehl-
nnnn, at Is because soldier alWHyH
urcssus stronger language than dlPIo-
nuts, But IL must not be teduced from
this that there is any disssns!on hs'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-26
first wife, asking about tho two
children by his first marriage.
Refused to Talk.

10 learned, while making this
call that hls first wife had been Sc
rlously burned two weeks ago,
That she 10 now III from a severe
caae Of blood poisoning.
He refused to discuss his obvi-
GUS attempt to end his own life.
After Hoffman, had been sent
away from the Govans home the
police made further search Of tho
promises and found In bedroom
on the second floor bottle about
half full Of chioroform and a piece
OF absorbent cotton, with which,
they believe, Mrs. Hoffman, at
tempted to end her life on Wed-
nesday morning. After physicians
had examined tho body Of the
dead woman, they said she had
boon dead slnce perhaps Wednes-
day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-26
WANTED-Salesmen.

wANTnD-successful salesman At once
Tor general trade IN Wet Virginia
now strong proposition: staple line;
splendid commission contract for 1918;
$500 weekly for expenses. Continental
Jew-elry Co, 1884 Continental Building
Cleveland. Ohio. Ja-Eo-g
WINTIp-Salcsmen for West virginia
territory. Our product Is war baby
and Is good for ten years or more. Nh
stocks, Insurance or real estate. We can
offer q very attractive proposition to
tho right kind Of men. For particulars'
son Bldg. Charleston, ". Va 1a-:l-m
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-26
Optnion In France.

FARIS, January 2h.-Comment IN tho
French press today on the speeches or
Count C:xernin.. tho Austrian foreiGn
minister. and Count Won Hertl!nE. the
German chancellor. vary. Some OK the
newspaper. consider the speeches more
bluff or Notwithstanding" while others
s.e In the words OF tho German ana
Austrian stntcnen a genuine advance
toward peace.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-26
WANTED--Male and Female.

A Ali PROPOSITION =
Neutrality-suspicious. and Girls G6)
Agents Spare Time.
Big Money.
Mako money in your spare time sell
ing "CSALYTE" indestructihle Gas
Nantes. Saves is gas. Equals tho
light OF others. and outlasrs dozen
Of any other make. Retails at 15c each.
for csc. One dozen sent postpaid upon
receipt Of 81 to agents. or on consign-
ncnt If references are satisfactory. r..
I. ROBIN. MFR. & PATENTEE. l30th
St. and Park Ave, New York. ja-26-E
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-26
WANTED--Ma1e Help

wANTED-MAn to work IN proouce
house. Must be sober reliable anu
willing to work. Apply 1920 Main sc;
WkNTED-StoIe p.ps and elbow foreman to Az
charge Of pipe department In Loo Anssles' CA
Must b competent mLn with experience hdsfcoee
required. AddTras Boyls Mfg o.. elH 4 oanta ~
I,.,r. d-il-9ot
W1NTE6-ln 10 cell cur nle o. houssheld
furnishinss from houSs 10 housA % enAo
weekly psJmenta We pay weekly.
my.S-6 CT ADAMS. i1te-Ifl2 MAID y
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-26
WANTED-Female

wAHTED-Ladies: Waterproof Kitchen
apron. Needs no laundering. Every
housewife buys Dainty, durable. econ
omlcal. Big money. Sample free
Thomas Mfg. Co. a. lG5 Sail ST., Dayton.
Ohio ja-o6-R
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-26
WANTED Agents

wANTEp-Agents. $50 a month intro
ducinE our guaranteed hosiery In your
spare. time. Mrs. Schurman averages
sis a week with only 2 hours work a
day. Handsome sample outfit Furnished
free. Thomas Mfg. Co. A. PISS Rye ST..
Dayton. Ohio. 1a-E6-G
wANTBD-Gas fire in any coal stove
from coal-oil; beats coal: agents ho-
mama: Wonder Burner. Dept 2. Column
bus, Ohio. 1a-.6-G
WAMTNp-Mnke Big profits selling
our extracts perfumes. cold creams.
face powders, spices, medicines. etc
beautiful high grade line. Exclusive
territory. Sample eoap free. Lacassian
Co., Dept IS. St Louis. Mo. Ja-.6-g
wHNTED-Agents. 200 per cent profit:
wonderful little articles: something
new; sells like wildfire. Garry right IN
your pocket. Write at once for free
sample. E. NJ. Feltman. Sales Ma mayer.
1909 American BLDG Cincinnati, 9:
WAHTND-;60 q week to special agents
to travel by automobile and introduce
30o-candle power coal-oil lantern Tor
farmers. dairymen, huckstcrs. gardncrs'
contractors. army camps. etc. We fuT-
nIsh tho auto free. Write for perticu-
lars. Thomas MfE~Co. A. 21e6 Mott ST.
Dayton. Ohio. )a--o-k .
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FOR SALE-Household Goods.

poH sALE-1ron and brass bed. book
case and com bination writing desk. nall
rack and good piano. Low price. Can
morning, 500 S. Front st. la-.5-l
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FOR SALE Automobiles

Poa sA1H-Lisht delivery truck: good
running condition; all new tires. \
S300, 90, Balzcr & Balzer. 1910 Main 81.
'''' ja-:5-1
FoR s1IH-Small light touring car.
Used only short time good charge
20 20, practically new car at second-
hand price. BalZer Il Balzer. l2lo sI:i'h
la-.o-I
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-05-09
Federal Food Administrator.
CHAS. COVENTRY,
Food Administrator
Emmons County
MANY TRAINED WORKERS ARE
NEEDED BY ARMY AND
NAVY.

The civilian branches of the Army
and Navy are in mead of thousands of
highly trained workers and before thn
end of 1918 these branches r-Ist he
increased by at least 10000, acco1'
ing to the Civil Service Commission.
The Ordnance DEPARTMENT of the
Army needs large numbers of mechan-
ical engineers. craftsmen, chemists
and metallurgists. Thousands of in
spectors are wanted to pass on the
quality of ordnance, ammunition, and
other supplies. For Office work sta
tisticans, accountants. assistants in
business administration. and specially
trained clerks are needed.
The Quartermaster Corps wanted
several Thousand examiners and in
spectors, and PASSENGER and freight
clerks ara needed. The Signal Corps
is short of craftsmen.
The Navy has an unlimited number
Of places for craftsmen. and long
list of positions for technical work.
ers. Practically all branches of the
service need stenographers, typists
bookkeepers and clerks.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-05-09
MARRIED.

At the home of the groom a few
miles northwest of this city. took
place today the marriage Of Helene,
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Van der Vorste, to Mr.. Albert Bor.
The wedding W.. be strictly in har-
mony with the conditions over t',e
country and will be quiet, only the
immediate friends and relatives being
gussts. The young couple will make
their future horne on the .Bor farm
few miles north of this city and
will take possession as soon as his
brother can move to his new homo at
Westfield. The groom is well known
in this community as an snterprising
and energetic young man and has the
best wishes for happy prosperous
future from his many friends in this
vicinity The Prairie Picayune, Her
reid.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-05-09
DOCKING LAMBS.

Throughout the country there is an
excellent lamb crop this spring
These lambs whether for market or
breeding purposes should be docked
Docking is simply means of imurov-
ing sanitation among sheep and should
be done. 1t is not painful or in
furious oneration to lamb if done
at the right time and in the right
way. Every lamb should be docked
by the time he is two weeks old. The
best possible instrument for this pur-
pose is large pair of sharp pincers
which should be heated and the tail
cut off while the pincers are, hot,
leaving n stub not more than an inch
long. The use of the hot pincers at
the same time is cleanly and checks
bleeding more quickly than it can BIZ
checked bv docking in any other man.
ner. Where such pair of pinccrs
are not available the tails had far
better be cut off with knife when
the lambs are one week or ten days
old rather than to leave them on.
Docked lambs sell for at least an av.
erngs Of one-half cent per pound more
than lambs with long tails when mar.
ke.ed Nv, II. Peters. NJ. Oak. Ex,
pertinent Station.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-05-09
PROGRAM FOR
CLASS PLAY
SENIOR CLASS PLAY FRIDAY
NIGHT. HURRY. HURRY,
HURRY!

The graduating class of 1918 of the
Linton High School will put on their
class play, Hurry, Hurry, Hurry, to-
morrow night at the Electric Theatre
and will give the people chance of
witnessing an amusing play by some
very good talent. The young people
have been practicing their parts for
some time and all of them have
learned their lines in fine shape.
There are nine characters in the play
and three acts. Arrangements have
baen made for dance after the play.
The following is the cast of charac-
ters:
Jack Crandall: The cowboy author :.
...... .............. Walter Mohn
Mr.. Hooker: Business man.. .. ...
.............. $3.50. Oscar Bertheau
Steven Hooker: College freshman ..
Ted Stone: Foot ball hero. ...... %.
........ ....... -. George Horner
Alosius Bartholomew: College profa
ssor. -. ...... -. Ronald Schlangen
Floy Hooker: Vivacious debuntante. {.
-. ..... ..... ..Magdeline Horner
Letitia Brown: Languishing dilettan
to. go. 80. ...... Marie Mcclure
Mrs. Hooker: A modern mother
... 500. ......... Gladys Sandidge
Rita: Pert housemaid. 80. 90.
Act l. Scens, living room of the
Hooker mansion. Late afternoon a
few days before Christmas.
Act II. Scene, same as preceding
act. No time supposed to elapse be-
tween acts.
Act III. Scene same as preceding
acts. No time elapse between acts
SYNOPSIS.
Mr.. Hooker's business failure. A
will left to daughter Floy by an aunt
is the only rescue. Conditions of will
are that Floy must be engaged to
marry before her twenty-frst birth.
day and married before she is twenty
two. The Hookers realize that FLOW
is twenty-one the followig day, and
they attempt to get her engaged be-
fore midnight.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-05-09
tIaig Pushes His Line Ahead
1900 Yards on considerable
Front" in Somme Sector.
GERMAN LOSSES HEAVY
Intense eombardment BY Foe South.
east Of Amiens Results In Their
Being Completely RepuIsed-
British Positions Improved.

Washington. May with French
and the British reserves now avail.
able the Allied situation In France
has considerably improved, although
certain to be anxious for some time
yet" the Britich war mission Lere
announces.
Advance 1900 Yards.
With the British Armies in France
May british troops have ad
vanced 1000 yards on front of more
than mile. between the Ancre and
the Somme. North Of the Somme the
Australians advanced 700 yards on a
1900 yard front. and there they added
another 500 yards, on 1000 yard
front.
Operations Successful.
London, May 1.-THE British line
has been advanced IN considerable
front between the Somme ard Ancre
rivers west-southwest of Morlancourt
says the official statement from Field
Marshal Sir Douglac Haig's head
quarters. The statement reads:
"A successful miner operation was
carried out by us between the somme
and the Ancre rivers west.-ou Invest
OF Morlancourt- Our line in this 10
cality has been advanced on con
siderable front in spite OF strong op
position Of the enemy. whose losseo
were heavy. More than $50 pri-oners
two machine guns, trench mortar
were captured by our troops. Oul
own casualties were slight.
Local fighting took place to OH,
advantage in the neighborhood o.
LOGON and the Lave river. Our po-i
tions in this locality were improved
ION the remainder Of the front the
Situation is unchanged"
British gunfire in Flanders durin,
the last three days has completely
prevented any enemy movement or
the British lines, while the French
prevented an attack which was un
doubtedly being prepared on thei,
front by attacking first.
Reserves Move Quickly.
Experts emphasize the difficulty o,
the enemy finding the target which
is to take the Allies by surprise. Ger
tain points Of Importance are care
; fully watched, and If other points are
attacked the Allied rererves. reacl
the battlefield as quickly as the Ger
,, man reserves.
The experts are confident tina
Mount KENNEL can be recovered 1
the enemy fails to advance his line
in this region
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-05-09
THE LIBERTY LOAN AND THE
NEWSPAPERS

The relation of the newspapers Of
the country to the Liberty Loan and
other governmental efforts is express
ed in the te'agram of Secretary Nc
Adoo to the editors assembled in New
York last week in attendance on the
meeting Of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association:
"Will you be good enough to ex-
press to the members of the Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers Associa-
tion. now in session, my sincere and
warn appreciation of the great ser
vice they have rendered to their coun-
try by their consistent. unsclfsh, and
patient support of the successive
Liberty Loans, which have been Of
fered by the Treasury Department.
"These loans could not have sue
ceeded without the support of the
newspapers. and it gives me great
pleasure to make this acknowledge
ment. An enlightened public opinion
is the chief asset of democracy. By
keeping the people of America IN.
formed on public events and trans
mitting word of the financial and 9th
err needs Of the Government the
American newspapers have perform.
ed public and incalculable service to
the Nation. know that the service
will be continued and that the news
papers will do their full share in as
sisting America to win this war for
democracy and Justice"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-05-09
THE STEADY SUBSCRIBER

How dear to my heart is the st-ady
subscriber,
Who pays in ADVANCE at the FIST c.
each year;
Who sends in his money, and does il
quite gladly,
And casts round the Office halo OF
cheer.
He never says "stop it, l can't af.
ford it."
Nor "I'm getting more papers nov
than I read"
But always says send it, the famil,
likes it;
In fact we all find it the thing tina,
We need"
How welcome his letter whene'er. il
comes to us,
How it makes our heart throb. how
it makes our eyes dance.
We outwardlv thank him, We inward
ly bless him,
'hscriber who pays il
advance. =
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-05-09
SEDITIoN BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
BILL GIVES GOVERNMENT BROAD
POWERS TO PUNISH DIS
LOYAL ACTS.

Washington, May Final legis-
lative action was taken today on the
sedition bill, giving the government
broad new powers to punish disloyal
acts and utterances. Adopting
conference report already approved by
the senate, the house sent to the
president for his signature the meas
ure which has been before congress
for weeks assailed as a menace to free
speech and championed as essential to
order at home during tt., war.
The president is expected to sign
the bill promptly, and through Wig
orous enforcement of its provisions Of
ficials of the department of justice
say they will be able to do much to-
ward checking the wave of mob out
breaks for which unpunished disloyal-
ty and enemy activity are blamed.
Penalties Of 20 years Imprisonment
or fine of $4,000, or both, are pro-
vided in the bill for those convicted
of uttering or printing disloyal, abus-
ives, profans, currilous, contemptuous
or abusive language about the United
States or the government or form of
governm snt or the flag, and for those
who are covicted of favorirg Germany
or her allies in the preser: war.
The debate in the house was moth
ing like so extended as in the senate
and while some opposition developed
there, only Representative London of
New York, the socialist, voted against
the conference report on the final test
Representative Lundcen of Minneso-
ia, republican, and Church of Cali
fornia, democrat, voted present.
Repres antative London sought vain
ly to send the report back to confer
ence because of the elimination of the
senate amendment exemptinc from
penalty those who in criticism of the
government speak the truth with good
motives and for justifiable ends. Rep
resentative Gordon of Ohio, democrat.
declared the senate placed language
in the bill (which plainly is in viola
tion of the federal constitution guar
anteaing free speech.
Others opposed the bill largely be-
cause of their objection to comforting
new censorship powers on the post
master general, who is authorized n
refuse the service of the mails to any
person or concern using the mails in
violation of the proposed act.