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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-08
1,.c+n,aRscIt.l Club,

An interesting program VIII be ren-
dered at tho meeting of the Martins
Ferry Lecture Rrcital club which will
he held this afternoon In the board OF
trade rooms in tho German bank build
ing The program will consist Of both
instrumental and vocal selections.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-08
Col. John ROSS,

HARRISBURG ". Va. Ian. 1.---''ol
John Ross agcd 70; widely known as n
breeder nr fine rare horses. died to-day
at his home at Bridgeport. This county.
after 4 IonE illness Of heart disease. r."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-08
EEeIEBERr pERNERsroREER.

AMSTERDAM. Jan. 1.--Thc death OF
EnElchsri r"rncrstorfer. the Austrian
Socialist leader. is announced in n dis
match from Vienna. lie had been Vice
president Of The lower house nf the Aug
irian Diet since 1909.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-08
GnraphtY Obseo uleG

Tn-murTuw morning. at 81 'inhh
Catholic church Mt Renw"rd will hr held
the funeral 81 lanes Geraghly. aged 81.
who died Sunday morning. lnierment
will follow at Mt. Calvary.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-08
CLARK Funeral.

Services for the late VIII j. Clark.
who passed away at the North Wheeling
hospital. Sunday. will be held from the
family home ut 1917 Market street, to-
morrow morning al o'clock. with In
t.rm-nL heing made in Mt. Calvary.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-08
Funcra, for W. A. Dunaway.

This afternoon ut 2:3n o'clock. from
ihc Mace Of death at i5i Market street.
will he conducted the funeral OF Web
stcr ! puuawav. Imr"rmant will follow
at the Peninsula. cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-08

"Wha; arc *ur knitting. my nre;:y
maid
:;h" purlcd. lhnn dropped a stitch.
~ sock ar n sweater. sir. =hr sad,
And darncd if | know which,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-08
VARIOUS STAGES.

DO y"u know what are he stages Of
Il >s;ngy mans married l1t"'
Il should say they w"r" mhfrin"n!.
rGrsin",ty, testimony and allmony.'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-08

was A Confederate veteran and served
under Generals Stonewall Jackson and
John Morgan. 4 widow survives. His
body Will be taken to Louisville, NY.
fort burial
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-08
Welfare Meetin 6.

\: - rISrtiuG "f ia" welfare commit
49," ur rte Wnnan'S rluh. Mrs. .ichu I.
ihiilnn :aI, an Interesting r"nnrt nt her
vnrl; from November /" January !.
which was enthusiastically received ~
liz. members Of In" committee. TIL" rr-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-08
LORD READING WILL
ACT AS AMBASSADOR
AND COMMISSIONER

LNEnCrN. iaa. Earl E"adInE lord
chief Justice has been appointed British
high COMMISSIONER in tho United States.
1t"SIdrs taking over inc work q! the
Erlii>h embassy IN Washington. he will
lave charge "f .he work OF tn" British
war mission and It's establishment III
New York and Washington.
Earl leading WAS attorney genera! ~
England MS Sir Rufus Isnacs.. In DC
,ubrr 1918 he WIS appointed lord chief
justice tn succeed Lard .klv"rStnuc AMI
was elevated TO the rrcraGr III Ihnccn-
beg or tina, year lie was one Of IA" lead
ing members nf tn" AnEl"-f'r" iiuHH-
riaI mmiSSion which visited III" United
States in i4l5. In I9lG Ii" was rr"n;ed
viSCuunt and presided at The trial OF Sir
Roger Easement. His last visit 10 the
l'nit"d States was IL September and DC-
ohrr Of 1917. Earl Heading presided
al the AnSlu-Am"riCan WAR c"ni"r"Mc" in
London in November and during tho
sam" month was created earl.
WASH lNGT0N. Ian. denomination
% III" tire" srrarat" functions which
hav. hccn -xnrclSrI by many different
agencies. diplomatic. financial ANA war
supplies. is tn" purpoS" Of tn" appoint
mcnt uf Earl Reading a. British Lmhas-
sador in Washington 10 succeed Sir Cecil
Spring Eic" WAS thr situation under
stood by government: officials here.
Some confusion iIaS followed Ill" in
dependent operations Of the N0r;hcltf"
war mission: th- technical military and
naval attaches bureau anil The diplo-
matte bureaus nj tn" embassy proper. II
has been found difficult for these sep
ar;Ltr MISSIONS and agencies Ia trans
act ;hrir business with thu stat" depart
rn"nt and The treasury department here
without overlapping and confusion.
When Former Minister ltHlfour was III
IN" United States lhc subject Of Il re-
oruaniZaiinn "f tile business methods OF
IN" embassy h"r.. was discussed and I'll"
plan wrr" formed along IN" line Of those
about Ia he. "N"cu,rd now for tho relief
of Sir C"rII Spring liIcr. Il; his own re-
quest. IT,: an official specially trained III
law. business AID finance.
1t WAS felt purely diplomatic business
OF rh. embassy could he safely trusted
1" tho Experienced hands ri tulvatc Bar
clay I'll" present councillor; ;hal Cen
rrg,l Mact.urhlau and r'ummudur" taunt
could property continue tn hanhi,. MILF
rary aud naval matters especially. and
that III" finances and business problems
could hr best handled hy III" head q! III"
embassy, who at tho sam" tim" should
he r"SpuuSihir Cor The work at all three
branches and hAy" III" inau"ial vote" III
rho direction as ANY questions that
might arise.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
CITIZENS CRITICIZE
Street CAR Lines
West End Association Adopts Reso.
luton Asking Service Changes.

Two resolutions. both embodying
criticisms Of the electric car service
In the District, were unanimously
passed last night at a meeting Of the
West End Citizens Association. held
in Kidders' Hall.
The first Of the resolutions was an
endorsement of a bill now pending in
the Senate. providing for identifica-
tion tickets to passengers Of street
railway cars whose transit has been
delayed above five minutes emitting
them to another ride. The second
was in. the form Of a protest against
the skip-stop arrangement in opera
tion at Twentieth and Pennsylvania
avenue. Residents Of that section, the
resolution read. desired that cars
stop at that corner. Under the new
skip-stop rule. the cars stop at Nine
teenth and Tewenty-first streets on
the avenue, but pass by Twentieth
street.
Greater business and traffic activity
about the latter corner in comparison
with the other two mentioned
streets. was assigned as the reason
for the resolution.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
THE TOWN CRIER.

The Southeast Citizens Associa-
tion will meet tonight at Donohue's
Hall. 3l4 Pennsylvania avenue.
southeast at o'clock.
The Association Of Oldest Inhnbi-
tans of the District Of Columbia will
hold the regular monthly meeting
at the Union Engine House, Nine
teenth and II streets northwest. to-
morrow night at 1880 o'clock.
A meeting Of the Board of Edu-
cation will be held tomorrow aft
ernoon at 4:30 o'clock in the Frank
lin School Building, Thirteenth and
* streets northwest.
Pupils of h. Frank Gebest will
give a recital at 1919 Connecticut
avenue northwest. at $50 o'clock
Friday night.
The Federation of Citizenk' Axso-
Citations will hold its regular meet
ing next Saturday night at s o'clock
in the board room of the District
Building.
An entertainment for the blind
will be given at the Congressional
Library tonight at Sis o'clock on
Pavilion 7.
The Cathedral Heights Citizens
Association will meet Thursday
night at s o'clock in st. Adams
Parish Hall.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
Y.M.C. A. Men Follow Army
From u. S. to Battle Front
Association Is Spending S5,oooyooo Month
in This Country and Europe for
<.- Soldiers Comforts

American soldier boys who have just
gone into the battle lines In France
are accompanied by Y. NJ. C. A. men
who will give them every possible
comfort and assistance. according TO
advices Just received by cable at the
New York association war work head
quarters and forwarded TO Washing
ton and other war work centers.
There already were more than 20
American Y. NJ. c. A. secretaries
under shell FIRE. and this dispatch in
dIcates that more have gone within
range OF the German artillery. These
men move forward as do Gen. PERISH
ing's forces. and will remain with
them as long as Americans fight on
the soil Of France.
In its work in Europe and America
the Y. N. C. A. now is spending S5!OOO.-
900 a month. There are 2.2OO Y. N. C..
A. workers in France and England
and 5000 in American camps. The
numbers are being increased here as
fast as men can be obtained. and
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
Fairmont Seminary Girls
Sell Loan Bonds at the
Street Bullet" Booths

War loan subscriptions at the
bullet booths at the Treasury De-
partment on Pennsylvania avenue.
took a decided jump yesterday when
twelve young ladies from Fairmont
Seminary lent their shoulders TO the
task and corraled between four and
five thousands dollars from patri-
otic passers-by.
1t is the plan OF Mrs. w. Gwynn
Gardiner. wife of Commissioner
Gardiner. who has charge OF the
bond selling at these bullets" 10
assign young women there from
the different seminaries in town
throughout the remainder Of the
week.
Assisting Mrs. Gardiner yesterday
was Mrs. Arthur Ramsey. Of the
Fairmont school.
During the last seven days of
bond selling at these booths. more
than $4,000 has been taken in sub
Scriptions. Mrs. Gardiner expects
the five remaining days OF the drive
to bring the total amount OF the
bullets work to over 100000.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
SUFFRAGE LEADERS
COME TO WASHINGTON
Make Pilgrimages to Capital from
All Parts of Country.

Prominent women suffrage workers
from all sections of the country have
been arriving in Washington recently
to assist in the work for the passage
of the Federal amendment for wom-
an suffrage now pending in the Sem
ate. according to an announcement
issued yesterday from the headquar-
ters of the National woman's party.
Among the recent arrivals in the
city mentioned in the announcement
are: Mrs. A. r. Colvin, of St. Paul,
Mimi; Mrs. Lillian Ascough. OF
Hartford, Conn; and Miss Fam
ME Wolfson. of New Orleans. La,
Miss Mary Anthony. OF Rhode Is
land. and Mrs. Dexter Otey, OF
Lynchburg. Va, are other we'll
known members of the National
Womans party, who are expected
to arrive in the city today.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
FLYER LARNER Wins
THE CROIX De GUERRE
Washington Boy Brings Down His
Second Boche in Ten Days.

washington's most prominent avia-
tor. Lieut.. G. DeFreest Larner,
brought down his second Boche air
plane on March Is and has been dec
GRATED with the Croix de Guerre with
two palms by the French government.
according to dispatches received here
yesterday.
Details OF Larner's latest air battle
have not been made public, but II Is
known that the vanQuished German
plane was an Alabatross and that the
fight took place over the Oise River
late In March
Young Larner, who is q former
Western High School boy. was fiying
in a Spad machine equipped with a
230-horse power motor according to
the dispatches. Meeting the German
plane just as 1t was coming from be-
hind q cloud, Larner circled around
II, all the while dodging a stream of
bullets which the Boche flyer was
pouring at him. Finally Larner
maneuvered his plane into a favorable
position and turned his gun loose on
the German plane. The observer was
the first to feel It's effects as he was
seen to crumble up and finally fall
from the enemy plane. A few sec
ondSnlater the Alabatross was sent
crashing to earth in flames where 1t
landed on the railroad track running
parallel to the Disc River. The pilot
was killed.
Larner was a member Of the
lafayette esquadrille, but Joined the
American flying forces in December.
He was commissioned a first lieuten-
ant in January. This was the second
German plane he has brought down
in the course of ten days.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30

they are being sest abroad as rapldly
as arrangements can be made 10 trans
port them. One Of the demands upon
the association has been for more sec
retaries In connection with the fn-
creased troop movements abroad. fOr
secretaries are on board every trans-
port
At Gen. Pershing's request the as
sociation has taken over the entire
canteen system with the American
army I'm France. This alone will re-
quire the service Of 1900 volunteer
workers and an effort now Is being
made 10 obtain at least loo business
and professional men OF high stand
ing 10 go TO France for all sorts Of
work before July /.
About S,OOO.OJD feet OF film now Is
being exhibited weekly 20 soldiers
here and abroad. 4 recent shipment
Of athletic equipment for the troops
in France consisted Of 7s.esO baseballs,
1900 bats. l0cOO gloves and mitts,
volley balls. and various other kinds
Of apparatus and recreation and
sports.
About $50 Y. NJ. c. A. secretaries re-
Gently have left the Russian front,
where their dugouts were demolished
by German guns, and are I'm Siberia
awaiting an opportunity TO return 20
Russia 70 begin their work again.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
BY c. c. LYON.
(Washington Herald Reporter with
PershinR's Army In France.)

Somewhere in France, April H.
Starvation, slavery and unbelievable
indignities are the fate OF many SOL
diers who are luckless enough TO fall
!, into the hands OF the Germans
Stories filter into the American war
zone every day of atrocities commit
ted by the Huns, not only on military
prisoners, but on the civil popu!a lions
in French and Belgian territory held
by the invaders.
A spirit of "I'u die first" prevails
in the American camp.
The Germans, in the course OF the
w6r. may kill a good many Ameri-
cans. but the chances are they won't
capture very many Of them.
A vivid picture of prisoner life be-
hind the German lines has been
given by a trustworthy Belgian citI-
zen who has succeeded in escaping
from the German army zone OF VAL
enciennes in northern France.
Conditions UnbearabIe.
This is his story:
when I left Saint-Amand in
northern France a few weeks age
the conditions had become unbear-
able. The Germans had organized
slavery in the army zone. All the
men from II to so had been taken
away. The unmarried women under
10 were forced to work in the fields
and even little girls from IL to a.
were prevented from going to
school and sent to collect acorns
and nettles.
Everywhere you meet civil pris-
oners or deportees under the guard
of German sentries. Those of Lille
are making concrete. II you refuse
! to work you are first fined. II you
cannot or will not pay. you are shut
up in prison. II you refuse a sec
ond time, you are sent to Germany
and one seldom comes back alive
from Garnapy
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
Death Before Capture,
Spirit u. S. Soldiers Show
Horrors of German Prison Camps, Told in
American Zone, Strengthen Determination
Not to Be Taken Prisoners by Hun

Besides the civil prisoners, the
Germans have brought behind their
lines a great number OF prisoners
of war whom they compel to work
under terrible circumstances.
There were some Russians at
Saint-Amand whose sufferings were
SO terrible that some OF us decided
to take them sDme food. though we
had scarcely enough for ourselves.
1 took a bundle in my hand and. at
nightfan. tried to throw it over the
fence of their cage.
"A sentry saw me. quite a young
fellow. and asked me what my busi-
ness was there. When l told him
he gave me such a blow on the
mouth with the butt of his rife that
l lost all my teeth.
Must Declare Produce.
THE farmers must declare every
thing-hay. corn, potatoes, vegetables
eggs. poultry and cattle. The Ger
mans help themselves, and they have
long ceased TO trouble about payment
Il have seen people dragged 10
prison for hiding a pound OF potatoes
The German regime Is terrible. A
neighbor OF mine, a woman, was de.
ported to Germany for keeping three
pigeons, and another woman spent
IA months in prison for hiding an Al.
satan absentee whose father was a
Frenchman. The German guard who
discovered this man. killed him on the
spot. without trial.
All along the Franco Belgian from.
tier are posts of sentries who Shoot
at sight anybody attempting to eros.
the line. One day. two Belgians. one
the father of four children, and the
other the father OF six. were killed in
this way. The ffrst was not dead
so they finished him with the butt OF
their rifles"
After hearing many stories like this
the American soldiers have come to
realize that 1t is up to them to fight
to the death.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30

GIRLSTRIKERS
BEFORE BOARD
Bring Grievances Today for
Hearing by Taft and
Walsh.

The Taft-walsh War Labor Board
today will hear the case Of the girl
cigarmakers on strike at Offterding-
er's factory. when Mrs. Clifford Pin
chot, Washington chairman Of the
women's Trade Union League, who
is bringing the matter before the
board, and nNcommittee OF the strik-
ers, will present the grievances of
the cigar makers. .
Heading the committee Of strikers
will be Mrs. Rebecca Perry. its chair
man, accompanied by W. A Mccabe.
organizer for the International Cigar
Makers. and Miss Ethel Smith, Of
the Women's Trade Union League.
Strike I'm seventh Week.
The strike at Offterdinger's factory
is now in its seventh week. Eighty
women and girls. and six men. or
more than two-thirds Of the factory
force, are out.
Mrs. Pinchot's brief for the strikers
will contain the statement that the
strikers are simply demanding "a fair
living wage: equal pay for equal
work by women and men; proper
sanitary conditions in the workshop
and the right OF collective bargain
ing.
Mrs. Perry is expected to supple
ment the more epitomized statements
of Mrs. Pinchot.
An attempt will be made by those
representing the strikers to show that
many of the girls received but ts.
s. and s. a week: that the employees
were penalized for the bad condition
Of the stock with which they had
to work, and that on some Jobs the
girls were paid at a weekly rate,
while the men were paid by the piece,
enabling the latter to make fifty per
cent more than the girls, IN some
cases.
I'VE come to you," says Mrs. Pin
ehot, in opening her petition to the
War Labor Board. because the prin-
ciples at stake are identical with
those which your board has announc-
ed as vital to the national welfare"
Mrs Pinchot's statement also de-
clares that Offterdinger has recog-
nized no union nor shop organiza-
ton for ten years.
Since then" continues the state
ment. up to the date OF the present
strike. the increase in the wage
scale has been negligible, and has
affected chiefly the men in his en-
plOy"
Mrs. Pinchot, In her resume Of san
itary conditions at Offterdinger's, says
that whereas the factory at the time
of the strike had no dressing-room
for the women workers, the estab-
lishment has been cleaned and other
wise renovated since the strike.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
PURELY PERSONAL.

Paul r. Emmons, OF Grafton. w.
Va, is in the city for a few days.
Richard z. Coleman has received
an appointment as stenographer
with the War Department.
Barney B. Wilson. of the Govern
ment Printing Office. has resigned.
William West, of the Census Bu-
reau, has received a promotion.
James l.. Montague is visiting his
home in Bluemont. Va.
Edward Rice. Of the Navy Yard.
is on sick leave.
Thornton Parker is leaving town
the latter part of the week for a
short business tour OF nearby Mary
land and Virginia.
Howard Cover is confined to his
home with illness.
W. B. Stearns has recovered from a
weeks illness.
Miss Esther Brown has returned to
her work at the Government Printing
Office after a few days recuperation
from the Liberty Loan Parade.
z. L. Harvey. of Kenilworth. has
received a commission in the ma
tional army, and is leaving the latter
part of the week for Camp Devens,
Mass.
Mrs. Dean C. Kicker. Of GAINESVILLE.
Wis. is visiting her brother, w. NJ.
Harvey. OF this city.
Mrs. P. v. DeGraw and Edwin B.
DeGraw. her son. have been called to
Philadelphia by the death Of n near
relative.
Mrs. Frederick H. Gillett has re-
turned to Washington from a visit to
Atlantic City.
Mrs. Claude Swanson and Mrs.
Cunningham Hall, her sister, arc
back in Washington after a ten-day
stay at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Robert Patterson has gone to
New York for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Osgood.
after visit to the Capital. have re-
turned to their New York home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles C. Bye. of
Holly Oak, Del, are visiting Wash
ington for few days.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
''Boos" Hak HeHin,
Who Arouses House
By Display Of Anger

A riotous hour In the House
yesterday afternoon followed the re-
opening Of the Mason -Britten- Hefiin
quarrel The two nlinoisans con-
tinued their attempts to compel
Helm to withdraw charges against
their war-loyalty.
Amer reviewing his own and Hsfin's
careers on preparedness and war leg
islation, Britten said Of the pictur-
esque Alabaman: -.. .- ,-.-. q
There n no more sincerity IN his
heart than there IL sanctity under
that ministerial frock he Is now wear
Ing" - So
IF the Chair win not protect me
from such language viii protect my
SELF" cried Hefiin dramatically, strid-
ing down the aisle, There were "boo's'
and laughter on the Republican side.
After q warm fiye minutes both MEM
bers withdrew their words.
Representative Mason announced
that II Helm did not disavow charges
made against him within u hours.
Mason would have a few words to say
tomorrow. Hefiin withdrew nary a
word.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30

Mrs. P. v. DeGraw and Edwin b
DeGraw. her son. have been called tc
Philadelphia by the death Of n near
relative.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
Woman Reports Loss
Of Bracelet Worth $500

Mrs. Terry Thompson. III Rhode
Island avenue northwest. reported 10
the police last night, a gold bracelet
set with five diamonds, valued at
$500 was either lost or stolen from her
between last Friday and last night
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30

People who are forced to stand
on their feet all day know what
sore, tender, sweaty burning feet
mean. They use -'Tiz" and "Tiz"
cures their feet right up. 1t keeps
feet in perfect condition. "Tiz" is
the only remedy in the world that
draws out all the poisonous exuda-
tions which pun UP the feet and
cause tender. sore. tired. aching feet.
1t instantly stops the pain in corns,
callouses and bunions. It's simply
glorious. All! how comfortable
your feet feel after using "Tiz."
You'll never limp or draw up your
face in pain. Your shoes won't
tighten and hurt your feet.
Get q Ascent box of "Tiz' now
from any druggist. Just think!
whole years foot comfort for only
as cente.--Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30

The Bethel Literary and, Histor-
ical Society will hear John R. Shil-
lady, of New York. in an address at
a meeting tonight at o'clock, in
the Metropolitan A. NJ. E Church,
NJ street between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets northwest.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
British Seaman, Body in River.

New York. April 29.-The body OF
a man belieyed TO be a seaman in
the British navy was found floating
in the Hudson River at the foot OF
Fifty-first street