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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-08

There will soon land in Greece q spe-
cial commission designed to express in
practical way the good will Of the
United States toward her little Medi-
tcrrancan ally.
The nations Of western civilization
have always felt kindly toward Greece
so much so, in fact, that the country has
been styled the spoiled child Of Eu.
rope" SO much Of all that is best in
our art. literature. philosophy and poll
tics is derived from the early dcnizens
of this tiny section of the earth's sur
face that Il certain feeling Of tender
ness and affection toward the land it
self and its present inhabitants is only
natural.
In tho case OF the United States there
is Il special bond oEssynlpathy and in
tc-cst III the fact that Greece in recent
years. has sent larger proportion OF
hcr population to share in the life OF
this nation than almost any other coun'
Try in Europe.
The history of Greek immigration is
one OF the most striking and SiEnifican,
Of all the chapters Of this great. move
mcnt. While the totul number Of i'm
migrants concerned Is relatively small
the movement itself presents SO many
Of the typical features OF thu new I'M
mi grafton as to serve Us an cpituIpe OF
the whole. At the beginning OF tbs
present century there were only IL few
scattered thousand of Greeks int the eli.
tire country. BY 1910 the number haL
risen TO 10000 or COO and by now
tho number would undoubtedly have
doubled had not the conditions Of WY
in Europe prevented.
The modern Greeks are. for the most
part q very mixed lot SO far as racial
stock is concerned. A Single glance cast
backward over their history is enough
to reveal why this must Of necessity BIZ
so. Even in the palmy days OF ancient
Greece the population was far, from
homogeneous. The HeilencS them
selves were blonde inrruders. Imposing
their superior culture and energy upon
the older. dark complcxioncd inhahi-
tants of the Pelasgian stock. who were
closely related to the original inhabi-
tants of Italy. Spain and North Africa,
The succession Of invasions which mark
ed the breakup of the Roman Empire
bore down hard upon nGreece. Cloths
and Huns. BulGars and Ayers, NlhanianS
and Magyars. all made sidc-trips int
Greece. nd NIL left moro or less import
ant remnants OF their blood. Finally
came the long period Of subsection tt
the Turk, with its inevitable effect upor
tho physical stock. Tho result is thai
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-08
BUY BONDS AND STILL MORE BONDS

Patriotic citizens just than need to keep their
enthusiasm
The is not
There may be much fighting yet to be done.
provide maintain and armies
already France and equip still greater army
; We must buy bonds; and more and more bonds
of Ohio county 100000 It amounts to
$3.50 for every man and child in the county.
= To raise this great means tremendous effort
think he doing his duty he buys bonds
Of his surplus and just as it may be convenient
!. allotment cannot be sold in that way
buy all the money have saved with all the
money expect and with all the beg
borrow.
: Otherwise allotment viii not be met
Citizens Of Ohio county serious solemn duty confronts u.s.
= WE MUST NOT FAIL?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-08
RIPPING RHYMES
BIZ WALT MASON.
IN DAT8 TO CONE,

Wonder what we'll talk about when
peace is here once more; can we discuss
our aches and govt as in the days Of
yore? or course the war will be dis
cussed for long YEARS, three or nine:
but some day twill grow stale and
must take in its CORY sign And when
war talk has had its day and has be-
como q crime. can we thrash out the
price Of hay. rs in the oldcn time? Can
you sit down with torpid friend. your
back against a wall. and talk, for long.
hours on end. about game OF bal:
And will you ever. do you think, wear
out your trusty throat denouncing some
long winded gInk who'd like to, have
have your vote: wonder what will be
our theme when wars been dead so long.
il seems much like an evil dream that
made q night so wrong. It's hard %
think Of Erown-up gents in all theycars
to come discussing picayuncs or cents.
or pups OF chewing gum. But doubtless
in a little while we'll sing the same old
tune the same old themes will be in
style-for We forget so soon! And you
will spent lot Of time discussing gnatG
and ficas: and will write q noble rhyme
about the grocer's cheese
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-08
. THE A AUSTRIAN CRIMINAL. PLEADS.

Austria mentions about having carried on de-
sfensve
soundly should for
allowed to pose as an innocent that had
awar created by Aus
simply selfish ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The
mhion and greed Of the reutopic empires have forty years
happiness Of
development kept them ebroed
Tin constant intrigue finally history
In 1878 Russia undertook freeing
Giving long series infamous ouges
the Christians disguised Europe
Gladstone his most famous addresses
appealing Russian snay successful
treaty of the Balkan
states and practically Turkey the line of the Dardanees
demanded snare OF ne o
they had taken part in the war
treaty the Congress OF Berlin The
his European lands Rouana Bulgaria and
sserba but still owing allegiance to
Turk organized carefully prevented them nom
sunn into Herzegovina which were Serb
history and tradition and ought to have become part Oh S were
What determined prevent
arong developed the Balkans Her plan was Keep
these provinces divided gradually Russia exhausted
sby the war Turkey position Austrian and German
and Bulgaria finally forced war be
sveen them In 1905 Austria the administrator OF the
provinces Bosnia and Herzegovina coioy
sh she had territory This was "
plain Berlin but what solemn treaty
whether the Hun be in vienna or IN oerih iH
hope of the san government of their o"n lived
$50 long nomnay independent o. aus
ia part OF the AUSTRIAN empire
the death knel of aspirations sounded
resented Austrian oppression ana
were formed these provinces against Austrian rule Pa
totic Joined the societies by tne
Finally oosn"A H''
Austrian throh 1
sassn Austrian subject Inc CRIME
SERBIAN SOIL was
tyrant MOI nse Su
involved the cr YET 'ne
sossno was made demand Serbia that prac
This mpelous anu
cataclysm was however only 'os
I of the criminal policy Germany had followed
policy that mad LOT IT'S LILO
,dpa, assimilation states the extension
into Turkey challenge to British empire In lno
r &c an absudty now as sea'e ~
m carried ON solely warfare Her warfare was not
Serbia anu aoneneso pe
g cities burning patriotic soldy OF these aes
arefugeo soil.
Roumania; nor was she VI
warfare through the armies Oh Nor1er ~
.d the country the line OF the nave
yrant OF europe
u,ad support brought the var NO PITY ne
on
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-08
UNCONDITIONAL
SURRENDER.

No time will be lost in making a
clear and decisive reply to the ambis.
uous peace offer Of the German allies
Germany will not be given chance
to negotiate SO long as her armies
remain on French and Belgian soil,
Nor will any peace be made, except
the peace dictated by the sword.
The London Daily Mail probably
locates the most difficult point in any
peace program in it's declaration that
the allies propose to inflict personal
punishment upon the German arch
criminals who were responsible for
the war. and who have united and
shared in the crimes which Germany
has committed against innocent non
combatants. The needless destruction
Of civilian property. the murder of old
men and little children, the rayishing
Of women. the bombing Of hospitals,
the sinking Of unarmed ships, were
not the acts Of warfare, They were
brutal crimes, and criminality is per-
sonal. The allies have complied a
list Of over 500 German officials, be
ginning with the emperor himself,
whose hands reek with the blood Of
murdered men and women. Justice
Twill not be done until these wholesale
murderers are brought TO trial, and
their punishment should be and will
be an awful warning for generations
10 come.
So long as these men hold power
Germany will not consent TO the only
peace that will satisfy the outraged
conscience Of the world These men
know the fate that awaits them in the
event Of allied victory. and it may be
taken for granted that their ovcrtures
for peace now are only a part of the
desperate and reckless war game that
they are playing,
Peace will come when German
armies have been so beaten that or
ganized resistance is no longer posi-.
lie. 1t will come as il came to Bull
garia. through unconditional sur
lender,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-08
OUR ACHIEVEMENT

The Danish financial weekly, the
Finaustideude, has the following in
spring comment upon American war
performances:
''What America has achieved since the
beginning of the German offensive on
the western front rs Il world record
which no European country can match.
An army has been created which it has
been possible 10 move to France and
which has changed tho fortunes of the
war. y commercial fleet is now beiuE
constructed which III few years will
max" America the greatest sea- power
in tho world: and. politically, America
has gained n leading position within the
circle of the allies which will make 1t
indisputably first among the nations OF
the Garth"
To complete the great work so we'll
described by the Danish weekly
America must float the Fourth Lib
erty Loan.
Buy bonds.
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have become valuelcss. What happened
east Of Rheims viii soon happen south
Of Laon. The mass OF the German armies
between Laon and the Argonne will be
forced to retire to the northeast over
conEested roads, and as they retire all
direct communication between them and
the German armies east of the Meusc
will be severed.
1t Is the monaco OF this costly and de-
moralizinE retreat which has brought
the Kaiser's strategic offer Of peace by
discussion. That Is the only obstacle
Berlin has left to throw in the path Of
the poace by victory strategy OF Foch.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-08

The Spanish influenza, coming along
right in the midst Of our Liberty Loan
campaign, confirms q suspicion We
have always had about the pro-Ger
manism of the Dons.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-08

Just ut present the antics Of
MesSrs. Lcnine and Trotzky do not in.
tereSt US as much as they did before
Bulgaria flew the white flag.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-08

ness, as usual" When war is knock
ing at our doors our one and only
business Of prime Importance is war
making.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-08

About the silliest thing that Amert:
cans hear these days is the occasional
rrating Of some skin-finr about "busi:
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TELL OF HEAVY ARTILLERY
rs FIGHTING BELOW ANIESS

10y associated ITeSS.
PARIS. May II. - Heavy artillery
fighting on the front below Amiens. in
the region OF Grivesnes and Mainy-
Faineval. is reported in to-day's Oil
cial comrnunica ton.
The French gained ground on the
southern side OF the Picardy battle
front. near Orvillers -Sorel, southeast OF
Montdidier.
The statement follows:
During the night very spirited ar
tiliery lighting continued al! along the
front in the region OF Grivesnes and
Mailly- Eaineval. North OF Grivesnes.
our troops carried out Il raid and took
hfteen prisoners. In local operation
at Mareuil wood northwest OF Orvil-
lers-Sorel. we made an apprcciablc
Sain OF ground. Thr,y-ninc prisoners
and several machine guns fell into our
hands. German counterattack was
broken mp completely by our fire
French dctachmeNis made severa.
incurs!ons into the German lines, espe-
cially southeast OF Montdidier north
cast OF Th.acourt. in the sector OF
SapiEneul and IN the Woevrc. taking
prisoners and material.
There is nothing to reror, elsewhere
on the front"
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TWO AMERICAN AVIATORS
CITED IN OFFICIAL JOURNAL
GBy Associated Pr

by Associated PrcSs.l
PARIS. May fluctuations for Amer
lean aviators appear In the Journa!
OH!c;el to-day as follows:
wv !l!iam Thaw. major (PittsburSh)
commanding the Lafayette Squadron
which. following its chiefs example.
has been remarkable tor its boldness
and success: keen pilot at the head
OF Il patrol: downed an enemy airp!ane
after hard fight
Paul Frank Baer CMobilel. !ieuten-
ant OF the same squadron: pilot OF
marvellous audac.ty. never hes!;atinr
20 engage the enemy in superior num-
bers; downed an enemy. the second in
two days"
Lieutenant Baer has = second eta
ton in tho same issue ot the Journal
Oficie! reading: +.
"a pilot OF marvellous keer-ess on
gagged in combat on evcrv sight. OF The
same day he Tough, three times with
the enemy in superior numbers. down
ing one airDlane and forcing TWO to
return TO their own lines disabled"
Major Thaw has been cited several
times previously. and recently became
an ace. He WAS reported unoaicial!v
last month 10 have brought down Two
"7e'ny machines on the same day. Lieu
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FRENCH ORGANIZE IN
NEWLY CAPTURED POSITIONS

BY Associated Pressl
WITH FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE
Friday, May lo.-Grivcsnes, on the
front below Amicns. where the Ger.
mans suffered 4 sharp local defca. a,
the hands of the French yesterday. was
under most severe bombardm ent
again to-day. but no infantry action
developed. and the French organized
themselves in their newly captured po-
sitions. Along the greater part OF the
front. military operations were con-
fined TO small enterprises. The wait
ing attitude OF the allies is expected
to compel the enemy to show his hand
very shortly
The Germans have brought a large
number ot fresh divisions into the ling
racing Amicns. indicating preparation
for action In that locality, but Trey
have shown few signs thus far Of be-
ginning an offensive. General Won He-
lows army remains ouicsccnt in the
vicinity OF Arras. Each time the on
emy has attempted TO feel the strength
OF the allied <orces recently. either
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RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH: SUNDAY, MAY 12 1918

north or south OF the Sonme. he has
suncred severe setback. causing him
10 hesitate to undertake a now on
Grafton on II large scale. He mas learn
Cd by hard experience that the allies
arc prepared.
General Foch's army is now abso-
luteiF UNIFIED without distinction as
10 nationality. IT is fully acquainted
WIN German tactical methods. and
ready 10 meet them. Any German
operation having the nature OF sur
prise IS improbable. but 1t is felt the
enemy must soon make another effort
10 reach the detectives for which he
set out on March 81, and thus far has
not attained.
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, News dispatch from Tho Hague as very
serious stipulations that would bring
Holland TO great extent under the
economic influence OF the Germans
These claims are In addition to tho one
respecting the Dutch tonnage which is
demanded for use after the war; as
an Offset to the tonnage which the
allies arc now using. Germany Is ac-
tua!ly endea"orins to make a second
Roumania of Holland" says the dis.
patch. At conference few DAYS
ago, between Foreign Minister Loudon
and the ministers of the United States
Great Britain. France and Italy. II was
pointed out that the entente is view
ing with great apprehension the stu
alton between Holland and Germany.
Holland was told OF the dangers which
might befall from agreement with the
German claims in connection. with
grain shipments from America
Germany now makes an agreement
OH the economic questions deDenoent
upon acceptance by Holland of its
claims regarding the shipping oucs-
ton. This might again give rise 10 Sc
rous difficulties.
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ROUMASIAN QUEEN MUCH
OPPOSED TO GERMANY

LONDON. May 1.-THE treaty OF
peace between Germany and Roumaniu
VIII be by no means the last action in
the Eoumanan tragedy. according to
the view current here. The announce
!nent by German newspapers that
Queen Marie would rather abdicate
than reign over the country under the
German peace conditions Is hc!t. 10 be
Il ease OF the wish being further to
the thought. The Queen was largely
instrumental in bringing Roumania
Into the wa. on the side OF the allies
and she had fought stubbornIy for
many months 10 avert peace. Even
now that peace has been signed. IL Is
predicted she viii continue to be A
formidable obstacle in the path Of the
herman plans for "penetratlon."
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GERMANS CONTINUE TO MAKE
ARRESTS IN CISRAINI:
LRv Associated Press

MOSCOW. Wednesday. May S.-The
Germans are continuing 10 make ar
rests IN Gkraina. A rigid censorship
has been established by them at Iliev.
but it mas been learned that they have
searched the residence OF Professor
GroucherSky president OF the E;cv
Central Rada. They did not succeed in
apprehendinE him. as he had escaned
from the city. They attempted to ar
rest Comm issioner SalikovSky who Also
escaped. a member OF the Rada named
Fetoura was arrested, but subsequent
iy was released. protests having been
made by several local organizations.
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ated by the ultimatum recently dcIiv-
cred by the German ambassador. Count
Won Mirbach. which embodied demands
OF character apparently calculated
TO turn Russia virtually into Ger
man colony. Premier Lcnine's speech
at this meeting WAS extremely pessi-
mistic. the correspondent reports
According TO the newspaper l'o!nia.
the question OF transferring tho cap
fol I" Mini NovEorod was preached. as
was tho subject o; immediate military
measures for the defense or Moscow
against possible aerial attacks
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AMERICAN SHELLS SET
FIRE TO TWO VILLAGES
IKy Ass,riat,r pre.al

u! HSs'C!A'e' fFessJ
WITH TIE AMERICAN FORCES on
TIE FRENCH FRONT. Friday. May
1o,--agnettcan batteries bomtarded The
enemy lines heavily las, night, III.
shells causing fires in the villages 0.
cantisny and Mesnil-st. Georges. ives,
OF Montdidier. he!d by the Germans.
German patrols continue active along
the front. One attempted to rush
.AinericaA out2oscs. ~! MS driven OF
h. brisk r.'e a;-
~ american os,Pos; eauFA, Ger.
mn l-ealh COG, the ;ouoh abcg: ais
necE eor,slnsd : message M, Inc c:e..
man :etz!-ato-E s-e was falling sA--,
and 'ha; '1a-y @: -he- ov,- shells v.,4
~ -a5i+E-E IT'S confirmed
SfeF-r-s !-.of--s;.ca re9c,4c ~ A.--.
:cta o-i:,ostz
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PETROGRAD REPORTED
FACING FOOD SHORTACE

PARIS. May 1I.-Advices from Rus
STA show that PetroCrad is afflicted
with desperate food shortage. Escl,
citizen gets only 100 grams OF bread
daily. Social disorder is steadily in
creasing. Hundreds OF free love" So
ciettes and circles are being establish
Cd in the rich quarters
Among the poor, suicides are increas-
ing. Dozens OF suicide clubs" have
been formed. The prospect Of n Fin
rish German march on the capital
leaves the population OF Petros.ad i'm
different.
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SPLIT IN GERMAN
CENTRISr PARTY PROBABLE:
fBy Associated Pres.

BY Associated Press
LONDON, May 1.-THE likelihood OF
split In the Centrist party. one of
the most powerful in the Reichstas. of
which Chancellor Won Hertiin:; is a
member, IS discussed in Berlin news
papers. an Amsterdam dispatch TO the
exchange Telegraph Company reports
h!sSsnsion has arisen over the Chan
eeHor eastern policy. The newspapers
say the nti-Hertling faction. headed
oF Matthias Erzbergcr. may be able to
cause the Chanccllors fall
Germany has made claims on Iol-
land which are described in a Central
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western front even being drawn upon
Tor cavalry, dispatches from Dutch
sources announce. These report Bavar-
ian horsemen arriving at LicEc. Bel
GUM. on their way to the Ukraine.
Troops of the new National Army OF
the United States paraded through Lon
don Saturday. three batta!ions OF them.
to the plaudits OF large crowds and
the compliments OF King George. Pre-
mier Lloyd George and other notablcs.
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BRITISH BRING DOWN
FOURTEEN GERMAN AIRpLANES

LONDON. May li.-Fourteen German
airplanes were brought down by the
British in the last twenty-four hours.
the official night report announces.
Nine British machines are missing.
Fourteen tons OF bombs were dropped
on various in,portan; targets behind
the German lines"
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cign Minister, Count Burian. in reply
ing to an address presented by munich
PAL officials ut Budapest. according
to dispatch fro mthat city TO the
Frankfurter Zeitung
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SUNK OUTSIDE
Of OSTEND CHANNEL

BERLIN, May 1.-THE German Adj
niralty. In n second version OF tho
British naval attack on Ostend. says
that the Nindictive sank outside the
channel. The statement adds that the
German losses delightfully."-
small"
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HOPES FOR GENERAL
PEACE FROM RoUMANIt

AMSTERDAM. May 1.-THE hope
that general peace negotiations viii
follow tire Roumanian peace was cx-
pressed by the Austro- Hungarian For
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tenant Bacr. also an ace. brought down
his NTH plane in April.
ITALIANS STORM MONTE; CoRNO
AND TAKE 100 PRISONERS
Try Associated Press

nv NSSOCI3tcH PrcSs.
| ROME. May 11.-Italian troops storm
ed Monte Corno and took about 100
prisoners. two guns and four machine
! guns Thursday night. according to an
official statement issued by the War
ONCE.
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sao.aaa Thriu S,um,, s,,,.

fEIERSstRG. VA. May 1.-THE
oI'ciai statement Of tie school thrift
Stamps sale IN Petersburg shows $40
tonight.
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t To-day we have
Suits at $50, but it is
highly improbable
that that price will
be very strong an
other season.


I And whether you
pay $40, or $50, or
$50, or So, the point
is that you will not
get next season any
thing like the grade
Of merchandise which
those prices will buy
now.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-12

{ Obviously, the pru-
dent course is to lay
in some extra suits
this season before
prices get out of your
reach, and if you de-
eide to do this, don't
overlook that Berry's
is the best bet in
Richmond when you
get down to brass
tacks and values.
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