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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-14
THE INDUSTRIAL WEAPON

"Ar. agreement among the Allies
means that the economic fate Of the
world will be in, the hands of the great
Allied powers federated together at the
present.
1t was in these words that Premier
Lloyd George stated tho principle and
determination Of the Allies to impose
upon Germany economic punishment for
the war The longer the war lasts. the
severcr that punishment Will be. Even
q German made peace. stopping short OF
q complete breakdown Of the resistance
Of the Allies. cannot save Germany from
the fate which her rscklessncss and
brutal indecency have brought upon her.
Twenty-four allied nations are now
banded in war against her. These ma
tions control the great resources OF the
world: they control the production or
those things that arc necessary Tor Ger
man manufacture and German commerce
They control the seas and. although Ger
many should establish her domination
from the Atlantic to tho Urals, she
might still be starved out commercially
and industrially.
Without the raw materials OF Asia
of Africa and the two Americas, and
without the markets which they afford.
and without ships to carry her goods,
Germany. which has become a great In
dustrial Workshop. will see her fac
tories closed: her mills idle. and her
people. in peace. suffering hardships al
most equal to those while at war The
resources Of the world are in the Allies
power; the control Of those resources
means that they may exclude Germany
from the use Of them when the war
closes. A complete German victory Is
now an impossibility. and although Ger
many may be allowed to keep every foot
of territory she now holds. If excluded
from the trade federation OF the world.
her power will dwindle and her strength
decay.
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Tho canal system along our caSec' "
soohoord south of New Jersey. Is avail.
able for Immediately utilization. an"
is being so employed. All OF these '""t
southern waterways have direct WV" WV,
most essential relation 10 the NaPc ~,
and New York barge canals IN any p'
contemplating Tin" formation OF 'o'
nle,c and effcCtiv" system OF Ihlaho W.
ter transportation.
4 waterway which the icuerni ho
crnmcnt has taken over as Fa'i'o "''
controlled enterprise is the Ch'Shi' On
E. Ohio canal. which parallels the To-
tonur river between Cumberland anu
Washington. and is under the Eattiih"rc
G. Ohio railroad, through ownership VI
n minority Of one Of its bond ISSUES
The service OF the canal Is iHmitco ~
carriage Of bituminous. coal TO the ""
tfonal capital in margcs holding ao"ut
100 tons In this case the Inlteo S'"'''
railroad administration had dcc>dco NV
! 70 interfere with the existing oPeF"''oH
of the canal: but 1t may. 10 some eN''".'
encourage the enlargement OF the sel'
ice.
Al the southern end Of CHESAPEAKE
bay the government Is now ABOUT c"'''
nlctinr IN important link in us III
| traroastal waterways connecting ramp
ton Roads with the sounds "t MOI
| Carolina at Il depth OF Il lrct' SNihu'.u
with the New York Barge canal. IhF""E'
| his waterway Il large traffic in iuin-
Der and agricultural produce "''H,.s
c1ists Sbjppers are calling for adai-
tional facilities. Whether they will DC
nroyided by existing transportation
comnnnies or through government as
sistnnrc- is n question still under o'S-
| cussIon before the inland waterways
committee of the railroad administers
/ ton.
There remains one essential c"nh"c'-
! ing link in the intracoastl chaln
the Chesapeake 4 Delaware canal I'll.
| taan miles long. through which Nc'S
large traffic now passes between mn
.delphia, baltimore, Norfolk and Nor'i
l-,ro1ina ruints This is the best or the
old waterways. and has been i''PFo'eu
TO meet the demands or commerce ~
Jar as the resources of tho co'ipi"'
would permit. It is different from '-i'
other privately constructor cana'S "a
that It is free from railroad co"''o',
but rs 1t operates under one OF the oIo'
! tou.road charters and has no transporta-
ton privileges. the company has poem
unable TO make the expenditures n"ccS-
gary TO enlarge or remove the oosoio''
! locks last enlarged about lS35 nc
canal passes bargcs of about ION TONS
capacity: but they arc limited IN oeH"'
by the width Of tho locks. "A feet
This waterway is under consideration
BY the railroad administration. ana Il
| Is anticipated that an carly occasion
may be made to take il over and St'r'u-
late traffic through II. Not only IL
some action required for orolnals
freight service. but. az numerous amy
and navy boards have demonstrated the
! cannl bears an intimate relation 10
coastwtse' strategy. and to the rapid and
safe handling Of war supplies. such
action, however. as in TIKI case Of the
Cape Cod canal. would amount to no
moro than temporary assumption OF con-
troll by the government during the pres
ent war emergency.
The great advantage Of government
operation Of these waterways during
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LEGISLATIVE SERVICE
The Ohio State Journal Very point

The Ohio State Journal Very pointedfy
remarks conserving conditions In ONO
I'VE seem to have forgotten the fact
that the best men in any community
should be sent to the legislature. We
should some day reach the point where
IL will be regarded as a disgrace to send
to the legislature some insignificant pet
tIfogEing politician TO make laws LOT
the government Of the people, 10 vote
for such men shows a lack or moral
purpose"
What is true Of Ohio Is equally true
Of West Virginia and OF every other
state in the Union. In this state 1t has
been difficult to get good candidates Tor
the legislature In fact. it has been
hard to get many Of the highest class
men to become candidates for any pollti-
cal office. There was q time during the
past century when public service was
considered TO be the crown OF success
full career. The prosperous farmer inc
successful lawyer, the business man
who had acquired u competence all Iookcd
forward to a public office AS the seal set
upon thoir endcavors, and the office ac-
ouired a token Of their standing in the
community. Unfortunately. this view
of public service has to large degree
passed away. Busy men regard it rs
unprofitable; others bnd the association
unpleasant
As a matter Of fact, there is no office
In the gift Of the American people TO"
small for q patriotic citizen to fill,
There Is no service to the commonwealth
too little for a good citizen to perform.
What we are suffering from In this
country is not too many big men In small
places but too many small men in big
places. The man dignities work. a big
man In the West Virginia legislature
can find opportunities for distinguished
public service worthy Of his highest en-
dearors and can make 4 name and place
for himself Of which any patriotic man
might be justly proud. In recent years
even the Congress Of the United
States has come 10 DO regarded rs Il
place for small men. and God knows W"
have been sending enough small mcn |"
do It But the biggest man i'll .\m"ri"i'
is not too big for the House Of kcprr-
scntatives from any district in America.
The greatest service. in the judgment
Of The 1ntclligencer. ever rendered tn
people Of the United States by an az
President was rendered by John Quincy
Adams, of Massachusetts,. In his ma
ture years. after he had served with
great distinction in rho Presidency. hr
accepted q nomination to the House vi
Representatives from massachusetts,
district and represented that district a
number oc terms. John Tyler. who had
been President of the United States. did
not think ne was too big n man to be
road supervisor in Virginia. The ser
vice OF this country in it's public places,
whether those places DE great or small.
is the best service that any citizen can
give. And no citizen. however active or
influential. has n right To consider him
self above the humblcst honorable duty
which his fellow citizens call upon him
to perform.
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the war is that. for the first time III
their existence. they are under coht'o'
of n power having resources suihc'cnt 70
put them 10 tho utmost possible ScfNIce'
The stock argument against wafer
way improvements. in and out OF con-
rrnSs. has been that such Improvements
wcr" not used when made. Tie REASON
generally was that the water trahS-
pnrtati"n companies were without aoe-
uuatc public terminals and that the
rnilroHdS declined tn interchange Ior
pru-rat" with them. Government '''-
troll changes this condition altogether.
Through rates can. and no douht VII!
hr promulgated, and tho canals will De
transformed from merely local enter
priSes into useful and efficient elements
in the entire national system Of trans
pnrtatton.
II is perhaps too much to expect thnt
during the war the federal government
can undertake any very extensive
scheme Of canal Improvement. But II
the government demonstrates. through
it's control of war traffic, that canals
are useful and might be made more
useful when modcrnized. congress may
hc disposed To regard them in the fu-
! turc less Grudngly than il has in the
/. past.
| In tho case of tho Chesapeake & Della
! ware and Cnpc Cod canals. negotiations
! for purchase or condemnation are al
! ready proceedings under the authority
of tho river and harbor act Of 1911.
| No final decision has been reached IN
| either case. Assumption Of war con-
| troll does not affect title and does not
enable the government to treat these
J waterways as it's own property.
| ihcrT, - hN hnilt
whenever congress provides the funds.
| a modern ship canal connecting the
| Delaware river with Rnrithn bay at
! tidcwatcr. or nearly so. supcrsedinE the
old and obsolete Delaware e. Raritan
canal. Tho government surveys have
been completed and are before congress
! on the recommendation Of the secretary
Of war The state of New Jersey is ny
| statue pledged to purchase the right-o1-
! way for this canal and to present il 10
the @Tcdcral government upon Adoption
Of The project.
| If. therefore,. tho government shall
construct this new waterway across new
| Jersey. tho American people Will nave
chain of free public waterways OF
modern dimensions connecting Boston.
| Providence. New York. Newark. Ircn-
, ton. Philadelphia Wilmington. Balu-
nn,l the Albermarlc and Iarlico sounds.
serving tho most conCcstcd traffic area
! in the United States and susceptible or
progressive cnlarEcmcnts and Improve
ments- These waterways Will b" Of d.
mcnsions uniform with that Of the New
! York Barge canal. now fully completed
and in operation between thr Grnat
! Lakes and tho Hudson river. The two
| systems. state and federal. both pub
| lie nropcrtv and free Of tolls. will form
| the best and busiest water traffic sys-
| tom in tho world.
The attainment of this object will
not result from tho temporary assump-
| tIon Of war control over existing water
ways: but It will bc Immediately facil-
tatcd through. the demonstration M
their efficiency which may br "Xpcc'en
! under government control and opera
| ton during the war.
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Declares Soldier Will
Be Unable to Vote

CHARLESTON. W. Va. August ID
Pointing out that candidates represent
ms the minor parties under the law
may demand the right to have their
names put on the ballot for the election
This fall up TO 20 days before That
event. Attorney General f. 7. England
replying To Governor CornwclIS letter
regarding an extra session OF the lcgls-
Iature to accord soldiers the right 10
vote, declared that to have the balIota
printed rs soon as the primary results
are known as suggested by the govern,
or would be legal rape Of the political
rights Of {. large and respectable part
If tn" electorate.
He told tn" governor that in his opln-
ion there was but one way in which the
Vest Virginia soldier could be gwen inc
nnportunily Of voting in the election IN
November. TINT being by amendments
Of the existing laws by special session
IT the legislature.
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RAILROAD OPERATIONS IN
TWO YEARS

SFSnancial America has coruPIleo
xone interesting figures, showing the
GENERATING revenues Of tho railroads OF
me country for June Of 1915 as COM
-.red With June of 1917. In June, 1919
tho railroads were under government
hcortrol and operation. In the Same
l,north OF 1917 they were under private
lcortroL In 1918 the railroads enjoyed
l4hs benefits Of Increases in freight ana
r,ass.nx,r rates ranging from Is to 81
:n.r cent They were also carrying
t,,,ry great tonnage. In tho eastern d1s-
.trSce. which covers tho section nortn OIL
,.he pptn,nac river and east OF the MIS-
..issipoi more than three quarters OF the
larger lines report deficits instead Oh
nroftsL In fact, 50 far as prontS are
concerned. tho only PROFITS to be founo
are those credited to a few OF the
smaller lines doing q strictly local ousi-
ness.
For instance. IN the case Of the BAL
ttrnore & Ohio. a net operating prol'c
Of $e144,1TS was reported In 1871; IN
1918 this had become deficit OF S:'oSs'-
472 The Boston & Maine had prone
~ ss15,e3s in 1917; in June OF 1918 TINS
had become a loss Of s1.4s1.0s3. The
tCleyeland, Cincinnati. Chicago & 81
Louis. a branch Of the Pennsylvania
had an operating profit Of S1.11s.oo4 In
Juno Of 1917, and In June OF 1919 1nls
had become a loss Of s1.53o.o20. the
fF,rie systems changed from prodt OF
s21,41s in 1917 to a loss OF $3.50
so2 In 1918. The great New York Cen
trial had a profit OF S5.S33.390 in 1917
and In June Of 1918 this had become a
loss Of s5.Teac75. Philadelphia & Read
Ing lines showed a profit Of H.4fl.35S
In 1917: in 1918 this had become de-
,dctt Of sse6.sTS. The Pittsburgh &c
Lake Eric had a profit Of sseS,256 In
1917 and in 1913 It. among all railroads.
reported a profit Of sls+23o. The Wa
hash had a profit Of s70T.2o7 in 1917 and
a loss Of s59s.500 in 1918. The West
err MARYLAND showed a proft OF @3Ol.03I
in 1917 The showing Of this company
in 1918 was s45e.l59 in the deficit COL
umn.
Figures Of about the same kind arc
reported by various other railroads from
all over the country. They present an
amazing. not TO say an appalling re-
versal Of operating conditiops- HOW
much Of this heavy loss ls chargeable
10. government control and operation and
how much would have been reported In
any event. is. OF course question Tor
discussion. 1t Is certain that tho rail-
roads OF the country cannot be con-
tlnued under present conditions with
out enormous payments *or their sup
port either by the government or by the
nubllc. These operating losses have TO
be made good. They will be made good
nv an increase in freight and express
rate. over the very high figures. which
they have already reached or they will
be made good by public taxation. A
study Of these figures from time 10
time will be an instructive and highly
profitable lesson as to government con-
troll and operation.
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WIN continue 50 dong as the water Is
sold ON q nat ratio plan and not by
meter. Ono Of the economies that ought
to be introduced in the city Is the sale
OF water by meter. Probably this will
be undertaken In the not distant future.
We have a very expensive and, In many
respects. q very efficient water plant We
have ample capacity for taking care OF
all our adjacent suburbs and the meter
system, when adopted. will assure to the
city a fair revenue for the water service
in general
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RIPPING RHYMES
MENTAL HEALING.
BY Walt Mason

walked down town and cried. Gee
whiz"j an awful uproar making; for ]
was full Of rheumatic. and all my. joints
were aching. I groaned and swore at
every step, my aches would not desert
me: had no case. I had no pep. and
every motion hurt me. Oh, had fed
on purple pills. Id lived On drug and
potion. and none Of them relieved my Ills.
though swallowed by the ocean. At last
reached the courthouse square. and
wondered what was doing; lot OF men
were dancing there. and yipping and
hurrooing. Have you not heard tho
news" cried one. his face with joy
aQuivcr:. our boys have whipped the
beastly Hun and chased him in the riv-
err" And then. though I am old and
fat. Joined the boys cavorting:
whooped around and waved my hat. and
kept the welkin snorting. When I. got
home my good wife called. Your rheu-
matism's better? You walk like ono
who has intalled a brand new careure'-
ter.y I said. THE Hun Is getting his!
The news from Europe pleases: ! have
MT ,ime for rheumatic or any punk dis
eases"
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Charleston Bank Loses
S7,996 in Recent Ho|d-up

CHARLESTON, w. Va August 49,
The Kanawha Banking and Trust com.
pany Of Charleston, 1t was learned TO-
day. lost 1886, In the daring holdur
and robbery Of an express car on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad near
Charlottesville. Va on the morning Of
July 20. 1t being said by bank officials
that the currency was in shipment from
the United States treasury in Washing!
ton in exchange for mutilated currenc-
returned by the local bank.
AS yet the bank officials have not
hcen officially notified Of the loss Of
the money. but in view Of the fact THAI
ii has not been delivered here. the bank
has filed claim with the Charleston Of
flee Of the federal American railway
express company for the amount Of ST.
900. and it is expected that the loss
will be made good as the shipment wa:
insured against loss
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,o,n civ days later. He has not occn
heard from since.
The next word that was received from
Moscow was n press report transmitted
10 the state department stating that the
British and French consular oii'citIS
had bccn placed under arrest ny the
Eolsbcviki. The consuls later were re-
ported released.
Since these events transnircd. Leninc
and Trntxky have fled To kronStadt nc
cording 10 reports from several sources
The state dcpartn mt is awaiting 1ur-
Their word from Mr.! Poole with Keen IN
trrcst
LONDON. Aug. l3.-Thc British gov
crnmcnt has issued a declaration for
mally recognizing the Czcchu-Slorak' s AS
an allied nation and the three Czecho-
Slovak armies as an allied force regu-
larly waSing warfare against the CEN
trail powers.
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SIGNIFICANCE
OF The |. v. ".

It has seemed to Tho 1ntclligcncer
that the public should know NOR
about the I. W. w and more ABOUT
the significance OF the trial or Aol
of it's members than the measer press
dispatchcs have given. Beginning
tomorrow and concluding Thursday
The Intellicenccr will present two
editorials by Frank Hampton roA.
who has made thorough STUDY VI
the l. w. W.. recently invcsuEatlnb
their activities in : seven western.
states. Interviewing leaders and
members. capitalists they oppos.
government agents etc. ana mas
kent close watch of the trial IN inc
federal court in Chicago.
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Lillian Russell in
Charge of Funeral

PITTSBURGH. Aux lathe will OF
Anna Held. who died yesterday provides
that Lillian Russell is to take charge
nT the funeral Of Miss Held. select the
burial plot and conduct all the arrange
mcnts, Miss Russell was notified to-
day nf this provision by MISS lt"io cH-
ccutor. Charles T.. Hanlan. - san Fran
cisco Miss Russell. who is in the Blue
Ridge mountains will reach New YORK
tomorrow.
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LONDON. Aug. 13.-Gcrmany. in the
httcrrst hour Of defeat in the west she
has yet known. is mcnaccd in the east.
moi only ny tho advance Of the allied eS>
pcd:tinns. but by the pcrpetually grow
ing movement OF the organized resist
ancc Ia her occupation. says the Daily
Telegraph. in commenting on the situn-
tinn in Russia.
There is not part OF Russia where
,;rrman troops are stationed whore the
commanders have not all they cnn do 10
hold the people down by force of urns
The task. the newspaper adds. VIII soon
call. if il has not already. for s;rrnE
r"inrorccmcnts. apart from the question
Of meeting the allied expeditions. The
Telegraph continues:
"If the enemy is III peril in the west
he is little better OF in the cast. and
l'ruSSianism is rrapinE wherever 1t has
S"wn."
The removal Of the German embassy
to Pslnv says the Daily Chronicle is
an admission by the Germans OF their
intense unporuariiy in Russia.
The Daily News says that tho salient
fact Of the political situation In Rus
STA is tho failure Of the Bnlshcriki TO
provide n rallyinG point for the nation.
1t hrlirycs that the fall Of I,cninc and
Troizky would be the first step toward
n solution uf the problem. for it would
mean III" emergency in Russia Of forces
disposed In stand for national self asser-
tion AS against exploitation by Germany.
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|SDENANDED
FROM LEVINE

LONDON. August 13.-It Is reported
from Moscow by way Of Berlin that the
diplomatic representatives OF the en-
tcnte have handed a collective note to
War Minister Trotzky demanding with
In three days an explanation Of Premier
Lcnine's threat that Russia would de-
clare war against Anglo-Frcnch I'm
periaism" the Central News states to-
day.
WASHINGTON. August 13.-Reports
through Berlin that allied diplomats
have demanded an explanation of n
threat by Lc1line. the Bolsheviki prem
icr. Of Il declaration Of war against the
allies are assumed here To refer 10 the
action Of American and allied cnnsuls in
calling In body August ! on. Tchit-
cheriu. the foreign commissioner ut
Moscow.
The consuls after being told by Lc-
nine that Il state Of war existed between
Russia and the allies. demanded ash cS-
PLANTATION from Tchit chcrin. They were
told that the statement WAS not neceS-
Sarly 10 hc interpreted as war de-
claration; that 1t rather was n dcclara-
ton of n state of defense similar IN the
situation existing at ono time between
Russia and Germany.
American Consul Poole Informed the
state department Of the incident in n
message dated August and received
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FRENCH LOST TRANSPORT.

PARIS AUG l@.--Thc French trans
port DI"rnahh "f iIi6 tons has been
torpcdocd IN the MclltcrrLncan.
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il has done now threatens q shortage
! Of suspenders. Keep sharp grip on
your trusers! War certainly Is hell
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LONDON. Aug. lathe Germans in
tend 10 occupy retroGrad, a dispatch l."
the Copenhagen Politik"n from HelsinE-
furs declares the Exchange correspond
cnt in the Danish capital reports. Troops
for this purpose are already being
brought toward the Objective, 1t is
added. =
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Tho war. Of all the heartlesA ssans:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-21
DANIELS BLAMEs NINE.
Says sinking of San Diego VIII
Not Check Transport OF Soldiers.

NORFOLK. July 20.-Secretary Daniels
said here tonight that he believed
mine and not a torpedo was responsible
for the sinking OF the cruiser San Diego.
He added that the sinking Of the ves-
sci, aside from the loss of. life, is of no
Significance from a military standpoint.
The presence of German submersibles
on this side OF the Atlantic" said Mr..
Daniels, rs more or less OF q menace
OF course. but they will not avail in
stopping our transports going overseas
with soldiers. and more soldiers, as fast
as we can send them. Notwithstanding
tho great precautions we have taken to
protect our transports, supply ships and
men, still consider 1t marvellous that
we have succeeded in getting more than
a million troops over the seas without
the loss of a life or a ship.
ut Is true that we have lost about
200 men on return voyages OF trans
ports. and that is deeply regrettable. but
we have still been marveilously fortu-
nate. Every time transport fleet and
its conveys leave our shores, knowing
that it must run the gauntlet of the
U-boat menace in the war zone, I am
fearful fer its safety"