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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
", VA, MERCHANT
IS ON TRIAL
United States Court Is In Session In
Southern End Of State.

'HCETENGTON. W. Va Sept IL
Principal in interest ~ the opening OF
th., war term OF III" United States court
for the southern district Of West Viz
.,ini:L which convened here this morn
ing. is the cas- of the United c'tttc$
against e. r. kncncr. Q merchant Of
Y;tegrr. Mcdowell county. who is
charged with I violation T.: IN" espion-
age act. Ln;LSmGCh rs he IS alleged 70
have attempted to c;iu$e irSuhordina-
ton IN the military and navy forces
Of the United States by making state
,nentS Of IN Discern" nature Will" speak
ing or the present administration and
os the soldiers AMI sailors fighting be-
Meath the American flag.
Witnesses testified today that he had
said: III. D. the American sol
dirrS: ever. one or the d ought
To IL" killed.
Other uuprntahlc stot"n"nts wcrr at
trihutcd to kc"n"r. but when he took
thr stand fur himself H. denied ever
no had refused I" handle sugar when
the sugar panic" was on. KrcnHr
caused q litter itl tho court room when
he Z; man Of over COO pounds and about
six feet tail. told hov one of th" wIt-
rcsS"s. NJ. a. k"aton. "n old 'nln "t
Sigh, build. was STORY teller"
Both sides rested late this evening and
arguments will b" heard tomorrow
morning. TIL" case is on" .: IN" most
important an tn" docket. Knn'n"r was
born and raised in Il"nsantS county.
Will. his parents cam" from n"a7 ';rai-
ton. in Taylor county.
TIN. c;LscS against Anderson Tucker.
alias r.. J. johnson. and Fannie John
son. alias Mrs. Mary tI"nsl"y. alleged
bnutl"gErrS, w"rn noliIcd.
RI. T. BASIN. tg"d g.. "f ''hari"Storl.
changed his Plea TO guilty "f violatin';
th.. rspiunag" act and WIS fined S:"".
Ills son. claire has been ~ tn" ship
wards AT RuStor. fer "y''r Il ""tr. and :,
daughter has b""n in &"v"r;ltE"nl ser
We. for five years. '""rt officials
said il was this first Tim" .ludE'' Keller
had fal"d To- tack on u jail S"ntcr""
for v;"I;,,ion mf th" act. l'aSSiAiS Ni".
iaticu was not az Il serious nature. and
H.. waS misunderstood. !, waS pointed
out.
Amos pasdcn and j." prrw"r.
charged %i,h harhnr!nE G'.>+'r;"TS ~
Nlu.r county. were released "iI h"n'l
ui So nmn ,.nrh' Al"rzn Smith TaS *''n-
:rrc"d Il, s"rvr SIX ,nun;iiS III jail and
uar = tinn "f s"nn II was h. second
nfE.,n$" n: violating tn" l;""! H:m"iit'
ri"n,. or h"n;lc%;;nc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
Schodder Body Eerc To-day.

TIL" body II FREDERICK &, Schr"L6"r.
q rnriurr resident - This ,'i;!. whn died
IN lI~iruli MIrh. Sunday. Will arrive
hrr, this n"rnIn:: and la removed I"
i'.' huu" nj has sisr.r Mrs. William NJ.
f.y"I "2"> .lGirnh street. lun"rni s"r-
vices Viii H.. held thrr". rr"ba!ly Fri
day. NrrruEcnhnl" VIII b" r"rlrlct"!
uI.un arrival f. TN" body. lntrrmrnt
Will H." in Nj. Wood terry.
Mr. SCh"d,I"r was I" years If aG". and
had liNcd III this community all has liz"
Until Il few years age. wh"n h" moved
To Detroit. \" aun"ur"Cm"Ht at HIS
illness had l"rn r"r"iv't her. previous
10 his death AMI II - presumed that hr
died rather suddenly. He leaves Il
number "t r"ilIIv"> IN III" Wheeling
district.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
ANE R|CAN5
KNOW |
GOOD THING:
Trust tho People to Find Out What Us
Good for Them.

All over III" country folks Hr" learn
inE that after rh.. long hard winter
pull. ck "f green f"'"! and fresh ar
they Ar" usually run down. hay" II"
appetite" ar" nervous and IN had snap"
generally.
Spring I" tnrcn is 4 season =" nc
dreaded; their thin, watcry. poisoned
-ciurrrd blood and weak nerves r"hS
them If all ambition or desire 10 work
and takes the rlcasur" out Of lltr.
For such men and women doctors
are recommending rhosrhatcd iron.
which goes to the very root "f Hi
blood impurities and nervous 'roupI'H.
They claim It helps purify tn" pi",'"
Ivy making il over Hn"". WIFI" nv
way r"!lcvrs tired. Tagged out nerves
is almost TOO good Ia b" true.
rh" confidence that tn" American
ncn,,Ir and prominent doctors haH"
shown in phrsphatcd Iron. while re-
m.rkcblr is no, surprising. as 1t IS
one nr those honest preparations thal
ncv,r djsaOnuints. As man said IN
recommending TO his HeiEhh"r: IL )
results tina; count. and you IAN hank
on phusphatrd Iron: il is tn" goods :
everyone that tries il is booster: IL
SUR did put m" ON my let "H'h
WIS almost down and out.
Every man. woman and fhIlo 'H'N
has thin. watcrY. imnur" pl"""' Nv
STRENGTH ar aprrtite. weak nerves "''
is All played out generally can '"'''e
back strong b" live ON" "n'" ASa''
enjoy rrStful sleep md c"t UP '"cl's
IN, World with Il smlc If tho! "l'l II:
l.hospha,cd Iron. the rcd blood IN"
nerve builder.
r" insure physicians ana '"II t'
TENTS getting til" g"nuIn" !'nnSphai""
1rnn VIZ hayr put in capsules only.
10 not lakr pills OF tablets. In SlS' -"
cops,,lcS. t. II. Grir*t & 90. ana icAo-
I'M. druggists everywhere.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
AMERICANS IN GERMANY

WASHINGTON. Sept. l,.-Ean"S or
III members Of In" American "Xp"dl-
;i"nary force held prisoner IN Germany
yy"r.. announced today by tn" war do
partnHnt.
The following enlisted mon w"rr II
tn" list. int"rn"d in camps IN! names
Of which arc upknDWn:
William Evans. Scranton IA: Robert
T. chapman. DrnniSon. t.: john T..
Chester Somerset. Ia: loo I:nlis'l. jim
u"r va: ti"nrE" II. D"Il rich. t'"llm-
hI;L. "a: John ". carl. Newport. IA:
1I"rl,..ri Y. l>nuSt. Snmcr.;"t. IA: Ar
thur Fred"riCks Philadelphia rh"li"v"d
t. br identical with Thomas y. f'r'-i-
rri"kS).
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
AERIAL BATTLES

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY on
THE LORRAINE FRONT. Sept. IL
(Ey tho Associated Prcss.j-En"niy
aerial activity has shown decide!
slowing up tn: in the past twcnty-four
hours. partly because OF the Aggressive
ness Of American niers and partly BE-
ausn all III" airdromcs behind the Ger
man lines; have ben greatly damaged ~
the persistent bonbardmcnt they have
undergone.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 17.-ContinuHl
activity by the artillery ana airplanc in
tho 81. Mihinl sector was reported in
General persh!ngS communique for to-
day. American patrols. Keeping in con-
Tact with the enemy. brought in PRISON.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
BRITISH CAPTURE
MANY GERMANS
HEADQUARTERS

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Sept. II, via Montreal
British troops in the past "a hours have
captured 1901 Germans. There Is
plenty OF evidence that the enemy is
expecting further concerted attacks at
various places. A captured order points
out that the allies must now be expect
ed TO STRIKE heavy blows aid bewa11s ths
lack of assault troops as rendering any
prospect of successful oounter-attacks
or elective resistance Impossible.
Prisoners recently captured say that
every effort has been made to suppress
all news Of the American success at St.
MihieL concerning which alarming ru-
rnors prevail. The general impression
seems to be that the American victory
has been 50 overwhelming that the Ger
man army command does not dare admit
tho facts
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
OBITUARY
mrs. RodenpauEh Funeral Thursday.


Tu-lnorrnw afternoon nj o'clock !u-
neral services for Mrs. MalisSn tDrti-
bauchl RudrubauEh. will l." held IN the
h"n.. of her daughter. Mrs. Fred Stab
4lG Market Str"ri The ROY. Roy Nc
Cusk"y. pastor vi thr North street NJ:
T.. church. viii "ffi"iat". Int"rm"nt Will
hr in Mi. Wr"I
Mrs Rud"nhauEh. who was TN" be-
Iov"ti wife Of t;""r:r H"d"nhaugh. I'.a""-
fully passed away IN tn" ihmily h"tn"
nj Er"Ch Ii"ttrm. Monday.
Mrs. RndrnhauGh WIS III III" G9th year
Of her age. and had made her HON" in
Wheeling and vicinity ali her lit". Sh"
WAS thu daurhlc- VI thr late Alexander
r"fihauEh. m, "f Wh""liuI's Pioneer
"i'iH"uS aud MIR. Eod"niHturh WAS CON
n"r,"d with tn" p""t"fficc i'll Wheeling
for wars.
Mrs. Rn;"nhnuch leaves on" daughter
Mrs. Fred Stab. "f Wheeling. AMI tire"
sons: Nl-Nandcr and VIII, ~ home. AMI
|. Vi Sergeant John k'J"nhaugh. in the
T. :. Army 1T Paris Island. :. g.: ais"
on" brother. William n"fibau:sh. "f
NLrrlDE
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
HENRY FORD DEFEATED

DETROIT. Mi"h.. Sept. l -TrMrnh u.
II. Newbcr-y, commander Of tn" Third
naval district defeated Henry Ford.
chase S. Osh"rnc and William G; Sinp-
son for the Republican senatorial nomi-
nation Of the Michigan primary "ic'-
ton Angus, -. Mr.. Ford. who made
the race on both Republican and DEM
ccreLtic tickets. won the Dcmorrtt'c
nomination from James w. heime oi
Adrian
.Cornplctc figures On the Republican
primary were given out ut thr St:ti'
c:;pital IN Lansing today. They show
Ncwberry received ll4.93 Ford. Il.SO":
osborne, 47.O19. and Simpson. '.9AD
votes
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
PATRIOTIC AMERICANS

NEW YORK. Sept l7.-fatrlotl"
Americans were asked tonight ny IN"
American Dcrcns" society I" contrib
ute for tho use of American army OIL
'crrS pictures. postcards, phntnGrHphS
and prints Of the section Of belgium and
.E'rlncc now occupied by tho Germans.
Written descriptions OF tn" territory. II
was said. would be of vIlu" /" .m"7i-
can officers in familiarizinE themselves
with tho appearance Of towns towards
which they arc advancing.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
SOLDIERS ARRESTED

EAST LIVERPOOL. Sept. lT.-Thrc"
mon wearing army uniforms and giving
their names rs ChaS 7. Duffy. Charles
Mct'laln and j. T. Cruise. were arrested
her" on suspicion as 4 result OF their So
liritation If donations for Il soldiers t"-
harro fund. They claimed 10 b. mcnl-
h"rs Of 20. c.. Ge6th regiment corps in
training \; Carnegie Tech. Pittsburgh.
Army officers az Pittsburgh notified To-
cal police there. was no such company
and 10 hold tho trio.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
ALSACE-LORRAINE

rNkIS. SrIi lit iiaVHS. 1.-The GOV
.,rnmCnt Department concerned Win
AlSlrr-I urruinr has been rcOrrantZcG
and hereafter il Will he centralized III
tho premier with IN under SECRETARY or
Siat- III actual charge Jules ,'atnhon.
former French ambassador Ia Germany.
and who is councillor for t'ranco-An"r-
leah affairs. has boon appointed c"un-
rillur for AI::arr-I .nrra,n" affairs and
will assist thu under secretary of state.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
HON. J. B. SOMlaERVILLE
SUCCEEDS JUDGE HERVEY

Attorney !. l. S"rntrr rv!ll'' "f this
CIV r.Sirrd:,: received word from
rharlrst,u t." 1h.. ..i:'"' fhAI lie. had
temporarily ic.n appointed :" S1""""d
tn" la;.. Ju,Itr' l1'rt,-E - i"HS', - the
r,-rnlt ,.rur, IT Dlrr ,...uuiy. TIL. cir
mi, .n,ir1 has bacon Ia SESSION under
.Tud-.. L. NJ. .thHl"'nan hnI A"tI";:
.tudr,. SoumrrvlIlc will s'ar' "n his
duties at nur" until III" r";ular APP
poititrnrnt Is lnadG by the lcEl&!atur-.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
SOUTH Side
Patriotic Meeting.

This ..:"niaS in the First 'hriStlth
,>bnrcF viii -, held I patriotic rn""t!ns.
,,nn,,ri,.- m, hovs VII" left tn: cnnSr'-
,,,tino ~ imin IA" roine$ Rev. W. II.
Field. pastor NJ IN" church. Viii give
,>.,tr- n th. ..vrtiaS. Captain Robert
S,n,,h nc the Island. who will ~: y
hort b,.: INTERESTING 'aia on III" war.
- C,nt.,;n Smith WIZ rriat" his own
cxocrirncs>s while IN Franz" tn" aui'
:.rca vii! b. given 4 r7Lr" 'r'Hs' NJ the
line OF war talI and y - pr"hlolr
..r...,, crowd will h.ar him In addition
Va th. hr;@. address ~ Car'2i'. Smith
onlrs vi, h." -"nhor"d 10y Miss Na"1t.
S.c;:. .rt: Mr.. charles Van NinkI". ara
..i,ncctn.r u very pleasing program has
bon arranged. Al <rieaLS az tn boys
arc invited (" att"nd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
DEFERRED CLl55|F|CAT|ONS FOR
ALL RAILWAY EMPLOYEES

Korca China, will then talk on China
ana its missionary problem. The music
will be especially good. as some tai
cnccd musicians have been secured for
tho evening". Everyone - requested to
come to the meeting and bring their box
lunch. Coffee will D. served by the
Indies Of tho church
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
AERIAL MAIL RECORD

BELMONT PARK, y. y. Sept. L.
M4x Miller. Il civilian acria! mail ar
ricr. CLIPPED two minutes fr"m the roc
ord ST Yesterday by Army Aviator DE-
Hart. when Ii" flew here to-day from
Washington i'll tw" hours ana ten m''-
utrS with ION pounds Of mail.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18

F'um"rnl S"rV icrS Tor NIl!Iam TINri'r-
stein. aged - wi6 HI.h III tn. N"r.h
Wheeling hospital. Monday. ~ u result
t.: AN au;"Irnhli" arrlIrnI. Will h" held
tu-In"rrrw Ifl"rn'"'n at 80" "'''l"Ck IN
m. family h",n". 81: Nam street.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
STANDARD OIL AUDITOR DIES.

TITVSII RITH. Scpt. t.. = " nuo
Hampton. formerly Of Pittsburgh. and
chief auditor OF the Standard OIL conf
South Orange, y. J. He was IS years nf
agr and widely known in the oil fields.
n" is survived by his wife and three
children. Il brother Robert 8. Hampton.
and Two sisters. living at TituSvillc. Pa.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
Funeral for Mrs. Lukel To-day.

TINS Hfl"rn"un ~ :. n'rlUrk fUnrral
services VIII IL, h"ld IN III" WcS; lii
crly Presbyterian church for Miss Mary
:. l.urlt"l. we'll known RESIDENT If thaI
town. who rH*S,'l away IN tho N"rth
Wh"rluE hospital Sunday night. follow
in@ several works. Illness. Iulrrmcnt
VIII l." in short Ir,.h cemetery.
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KEY SER. W Vs. Sept. Ill. Il. Ter.
Terrell. nirrnirIrrd warden at tn" rHnI-
,"ntiary At MuundSviIl" hy Governor
t'"rnwrll effective. brt"h"r FIRST. has
l"."n connected with In" l;rlfin"r" and
rrhIu railroad for -. I";rS a~ passenger
md fr..lIiI ;.rnt 1T N.-NS,..-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
NEW WARDEN At
THE STATE PRISON

CHAE1.ESTnN. Sept. l1.---ti"v"rn"r
r"rUw"'l day announced in" appoint
n"nr of .Im>"ph Y. Terrell. If k"Ns''r a.
warden Of In" Nest Virginia stat" p'ni-
Tertiary To- Surr".d VI. H. White. who's"
torn expired Iuly !. but VIII" has com
iinu"h in charG" ii tn" institution up I"
tn" present. Mr. TERRELL Will TAX" charge
Ih'lulmr |.
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Missionary Meeting.

As has been annrLin".u b.'f"T'. Tn"
n-nrnan's Foreign Missionary S"cL"t$' If
he Wheeling district Mil hold L m"''-
ing in tho CAap!in" NJ. T.. church ~
Tuesday beginning n $50 IN thu morn
ing and continuing al dry and evening.
Nrs O F. Ncil. West Virginia cnrl.r-
enc, secretary. viii civ" 4 bri.f tW'l!n"
oP tho work carried on by h. S..,.Ir:T.
md Rcv IT. e. Howard. "t I'll" Thnn$"n
NJ. r church. viii also speak briefly
upon missionary work Miss .f"sSt''
Marker, returned missionary :rum
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
WEST VIRGINIA
BOYS N WRECK

SI'l:I>,;fIt:i.r Nh. Sept. !'.---f wen.
1I-i'," -nl;."r~ ar reported NIii'h ana
ihtr:y "'!r'rs .iJU:ri ~ i h'Hd-"n 'ni =
- I'>."i. l"':W""u u troop TRAM an" q -
i.,."!., :.lL san 'iTtuclSc" fr"'Hht tram
ON mile east a.: MarShll"ld MO. To-
EIGhI.
Il!.. Iniur.d wrr" carried int" Il roar
.,,;I"h 81. l'r' troop train wh"r" th''E
wC",. Li,r:i FIRST ;,'l Hul:i 'n' arrival 81
4 r"Ii.f tram Ir''u Srr'uSn"l Il.
y guard was immediately thrown cut
.trvuri NJ wr.rk nni n" "i" VA III
.....l ln :i;.iG".,',i III ir.l''k.
Th.. r't, mi injured ar" beng
hr"I4h' t" S;rin&lr"l.i "H In" relief trtii'
w,lrr!, !; Expected /" nrrIvr h"r" IT l-''"
,.'r!nrk
SII:IH,,;fG7.l.n. Nc. S.rt. l&.--Th"
-. rn;li .'nIrn uH til" wrecked troop train
r"ul:.Im,I West VIRGINIA troops Tie
first passenger coach r'.-i"d "u the i'm
der - tu.' "n;:in" anI w.s$ badly wreck
",! II ~ not known whether III" Nest
Virginia boys W"r" !nj"r"d -" moi.
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1auea Yitzeerald Injured.

Jamcs, -" ;.'vr',-E"Ar-"Id son % VT.
a,,J Mr.: G.nr.. Fitzgerald. "f Thirty
bird s.rrc1. was injured on Saturday
when he 60! :rnrn Il high wall ~ ih"
~ ~ tn. Fitzgerald h"rn" and
snrn.n..I his ankle. Sist:tininr S"Ecra.
smaller injuries. hut il will b. SOM
Tim. before tn. .!ittlr w" will b" aoi'-
+o ~, :,,DItt again.
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BALTIC VISITED BY
DISASTROUS BLAZE
Threc-S Story Building Burned With
Loss of SGO.O0G--Hcfp Sum
monc4l From Norwich.

Baltic, March 1S.-Firo yester-
day destroyed tho Shannon build
ing on Railroad street, d three
story structure, with a loss OF about
$4,000. Tho cause of the fire Is not
known. It started in the drygoods
store or Charles r. Charon on tho
street floor and was spreading
throughout the building when tho
village fire department responded.
Tho first effort to call tho Norwich
fire department for assistance failed
because telephone wires had been
burned Finally az automobile en-
Chief n. l.. Stanton.
AS the Shannon building was
quickly doomed every effort was
directed to saving adjoining property
and this was successful.
In the burned building were tho
stores of Charles F. Charon, dryGoods,
the bakery of John Brown, the Baltic
pharmacy and Fontainc's barber shop.
On the second floor were n hall and
offices, and above that apartments.
Mr. Charon owned the building.
Among individual losses were these:
Charon, SIS, 900 on his store and con-
tents, and $4,000 on the building;
the pharmacy, $4,000; Brown, $4,000,
and Fontaine, $500. Water did some
damage to the house of Lewis st.
Ongew the Wilmot property and the
Baltic Wooden MILL On the east side
JOdOin'S theater was protected by the
firemen.
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with the presidents reply granting
his request
Mr., Baker wrote the president
that he had been repeatedly urged by
General Pcrshing to visit the army
ana inspect ports, transportation and
storage facilities and camps The
president replied that he believed the
Secretary's visit would add to the
morale of the army abroad and at
nome, and that his visit would be
Sefvlceable to all of us to have the
comparative view which YOU will
bring hack with you"
Mr.. Bakers letter follows;
Feb. 20, 1913.
My Dear Mr.. President:
Il have had repeated cablegrams
and letters from General Pershins
urging that l visit our expeditionary
forces in France, and as our plans
have gone forward | have come moro
end moro to realize the need of an
actual inspection of ports, transport
t2llon and storage facilities and
camps of our overseas army.
OF course we are constantly hav-
ing officers of the several armies re-
turning from France with Informal
ton and recommendation. but they
nnDossibility of securing a, complete
view of the situation by any other
course than a personal inspection
I'm addition to this the relatives and
friends of our soldiers are deeply con-
cerned to know the conditions under
which these soldiers live and the en-
vironment in which they find them
selves. It will be of Importance if I
can give comforting assurances as tho
result of an actual visit to the camps;
and it may be that l can suggest bet
terments as the result of our expert
ence here where great camps have
been built and a most wholesome and
helpful environment provided, with
the cooperation of all the helpful and
sympathetic agencies which the people
of the country have placed at our dis
posal.
The various TcOrEanlzatlOnS IN the
war department have now proceeded
to a place where 1 feel that they Will
proceed uninterruptcdly with their
task, and I can, with more comfort
than would have been possible at an
earlier time, be absent for Il brief
time. I am writing, therefore, to ask
your consent to my absence long
enough to pay a hurried visit to
France for such an inspection trip as
I have herein outlined. My plans
would carry me to France and would
include a thorough inspection of our
ports, lines of transportation and COM
munication and camps with brief
visit to Paris and London.
"Respectfully yours,
INVENTION D. BAKER,
The president replied:
My Dear Mr.. Secretary:
Il have your letter of February 20
and concur in your judgment that
General Pcrshing's repeated requests
that you should visit our eXpeditionary
forces in France should be compiled
with. | believe that it will add to the
morale, not only Of our forces there,
but of our forces here, to feel that
you are personally conVersant with all
the conditions of their transportation
and treatment on the other side, and
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believe that it will be serviceablo to
all of us to have the comparative view
which you will bring back with you.
I sincerely hope that your Journey
VIII be safe. We shall look for your
return with impatience, because your
guidance is constantly needed here.
"CordiaIly and sincerely yours,
"MOODROW WILSON"
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Wilson Approved of Journey.

Washington, D. c.. March Ia
Secretary Bakers letter to President
Wilson asking for permission to alb
sent himself from his office long
enough to make an inspection trip Of
the American expeditionary forces in
France and a visit to London and
Paris was made public hero, toGethcr
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have overrun his accuracy, ~ III ~
lldatory article he refers to the sec
larry as "a lawyer who speaks
Feek, Latin, German and French"
regards the latter language it may
said on the best authority that the
1ransigeant statement is an exagger-
lon.
Like Colonel House, Secretary
R<er posed readily for u naShlight
Telegraph, whose somewhat unex-
Icted pop and flameburst produced
lrvous start among the onlookers.
he secretary himself never blinked),
ad Immediately led to the question
neither he had yet visited localities
lmaged in Fridays air raid, a pill
Image duly performed by a greater
|rt OF the city's population. But
r. Baker had been to busy for any
6ng of the sort. Since his arrival
brshing and paid calls on Premier
Semenceau and Marshal Joffre.
According to members of his en-
Blrage the ocean trip, though rough
the outset, was uneventful and de-
lid of risk. The Intransifeant states
pat a cruiser bearing the secretary
Sls accompanied by a convoy carry
2ice alarms of submarines, the prov
n nothing worse than a piece of
4 lf-submerged driftwoOd, while the
Bond menace was scared away by a
Gong contingent of seaplanes and
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NEW GERMAN WAR LOAN.
Issue OF $4,000, OOO, 900 Marks Expect
ed Soon, Copenhagen Hears.

London, March ia new Ger
man war loan if 5000, 100000 marks
will be issued soon, an Exchange Tel
tgrap1 dispatch from Copenhagen
says. German war debts now amount
to 109, O0O,0Oo,000 marks.
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ECZEMA WHENNOT
ONE YEAR OLD
On Neck and Head. In Water
BIisters. Itched and Never
Slept. Cried Constantly.
HEALED BYCUT|CURA
SOAP AND OINTMENT
Il was not year old when first got
eczema. 1t came around my neck and

my head in the form of water
blisters that burst. My skin
was sore and | had my flesh
torn to pieces from the Itch
ing. never slept and /
cried constantly. What hair
l had on my head came out
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NO12IEIIClcpy'
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all hopes. After months Of sleepless
nights caring for me, friend recon-
mended Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
She persevered and after she had used
six boxes of Cuticura Ointment and
eight cakes of Cuticura Soap I was
healed" (Signed) Miss Carrie DOYLE,
o67 Saratoga ST., E. Boston, Mass,
June 27, 1917.
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Soap and Ointment are supreme.
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