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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-22
TWO REVOLUTIONS

Tho course Of the Russian revolution
runs in sinister parallel to tho French
revolution. The Russian revolution was
ushered in with q frenzy OF rejoicing.
Universal fraternity and equality were
'decreed- Tho death sentence was ahol-
ished. Courts were abolished. and Of
tenders were tried and sentenced by
popular @ote. in public gatherings.
Property was divided among tho people.
and all men shared u ke Little by
little the orgy Of theoretical democracy
has developed. like the French revolu-
ton did. into a reign OF terror.
Capital punishment has been revived.
but wholesale massacres have been per
petrated by the government. AT Mos
cow 23t former officers IN the Russian
army have been recently executed on ac-
count Of complici,y In alleged plots.
Many OF Russia's most distinguished
blood by the rerolutionaries. The
Car. like Louis NTl.. has paid with his
life for whatever mistakes 10 made as
man and IA sovereign. Throughout
Russia to-day red terror rciGns. Lcnine
and TrotZky have dipped their hands in
the blood OF the best citizens and
patriots Like pi,aton and Rohespi.rrs.
and the day OF reckoning is not far dis
tant Like France. Russia will tire OF
anarchy and murder under the guisr Of
liberty. and. like France. will eventually
welcome peace and order.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-22
SUCCESSFUL RAID
ON MOONSHINERS
IN LINCOLN COUNTY

HUNTINGTON. WA, Aug. @l,c ccirarS
,cd,rnl and stat" prohibition oilItcls
'.',,,r,,rd 90 Huntington curly this morn
,ur' bringing with thcm Ah StniGE' M
alleged rnn"nShincr. together Will n,e
.,sinulr roolrr' still and other cauIri'lrri,;;
az trophies nf IL thrilling ana success W., VI
raid in tn" heart nf tn" m""nshih'nS "'S-
rrirl uf Lincoln county. -
Stulcy, who Is 4 we'll tn do farmer
gave bond for S6nn for hi* appearances
here ut tn" September term "l '%ui,
after hc had been arra!gnd hcr"r" mica
states commissioner J. T. Dnu%lASs'
The stills wcra discovered on rn"r.
rccn Crock. near Ranger. lat" H"$tronS
hv Dnuiy Revenue Collectors IT.. 1.
Slmms and X. r. Boot"n, Deputy Mar
shall Rutherford and State I'roh,p'''H,nn
Officers Frank Atkins ana M L.:
krtrhum.
Tho officers continued their WORK "l
destroying the frrmcnierS ana nihrr
cquIpmnnt through II rain OF shotgun
bullets which were poured down from
the hillsidcs. None NJ the "ftlccrS VIE
wounded. Evidence found AT the sun
led t. the arrest Of Staley.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-22
RIPPING RHYMES
FREEDOM.
BY Wait Mason.

Here We are free TO come and 20.
and do all kinds OF knitting. and whit:
We lay no statutes low. our course -
right and hitting. I pack my grip ahI
journey forth. on impulse or sugE"'-
tinn: and il I journey south or north.
no guy has right to question. And rv-
cry time l tour the earth. where'cr
may determine. I thank the gods VINO
ruled my birth. TINT am not German.
Id hate TO have my course laid down
by some tinhnrn official. 70 trcmhlr NJ
n kaiscr's frown. rcbukinE md judicial.
III hate |, have III sign my name 10
forty kinds Of papers. before allowed
to play my game and cut my useful
ca pers. Id hate to come when princes
call, and go when they demand II: that
sort Of thing would stir my Ehii-m"-
thinks I couldn't stand II. Here We are
free to live our lives with no afenEer
nearing; We run up bills and heat our
wives, and no ones interfering. No
chcan policeman comes along and puts
mo in the cooler. because in some I'M
mortal song I ridicuicd ruler. My
little home my castle liz. where rhythmic
storms arc breaking: no punk Inspector
thrusts his phiz inside to ser what:
doing. Put If the kaiser comes 10 reiEn
from Ger tho Prussian border. 7 will
not dare 10 chant r. strain. without a
written order.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-22

Tho press - tn" fourth co-ordinhtc
branch az the American government Al
times IL assumes tho right 10 Frt" AZ
will the action Of Legislative. executive
and judicial branches. and upon occa-
sion has been known to nHcrturn govern
r2cnts andsct up new ones. Its power
is commensurate in the short run with
its assurance Of l-am-Sir- Oracle.
In the long run the power or the press
depends upon IT'S spirit Of justice. us
grasp of great questions. It's sense or re-
SponSibility. II exercised more dircc'
and personal leadership when papers
were small enough 10 express the tndl-
vidunlity of a powerful personality. as
In tho case of Horace Greeley or Henry
Watterson. In Grcclcy's day nobody
said Tho New York Tribune thinks SO
and So" but either praised or criticized
what old Greeley" had said.
In Kentucky it has hccn what "Marse
Henry" said. for Mr.. Watterson's indl-
viduality lowered above the impersonnl
journal he edited until q fow years ago
We have lost much in the passing or
the old-tinlo editor, whose we" meant a
person Of conviction and power. while
we have gained in the versatility OIL Il
stan Of trained thinkers whose names
are unknown outside the sanctum This
does not mean that the conscientious
editorial writer Of to-day Is less sincere
than when every reader knew tho name
Of the writer Of the leader Of his faV-
ortte paper.
To-day. as never before. the press has
responsibility as quas!-governmental
agency. In times Of peace. freedom or
the press found expressions IN Scoops
and stories" that attracted readers. IL
had q mission to please and to Instruct
To-day. with the duty Of interpreting
world conditions TO his readers and help
Ing 70 win the war. the journalist Is not
free TO do anything that could by any
possibility give aid or comfort to tho
enemy. When his country Is at peace
the Journalists chief aim Is to scoop
his contemporary To-day q scoop that
gives away Information about war plans
Is q reasonable act. or first cousin 10 IT,
The press Of America has won national
gratitude by It's splendid spirit OF ser
vice Of country above everything disc.
News has been secondary TO service
During the days after relations were
severad with Germany II was TO tho
papers that the people looked for clear
presentation of the duty az this country.
It rang clear and true. Tho press was
almost unit in support of the noble ut
teranccs Of the President
And from that hour. whether In sup
port of the selcctivc draft. the recruiting
campaign. propaganda for the Liberty
loan. food and fuel conservation. the
drives for the Red Cross and the \. NJ.
c. ~. or leading In community honors
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ENEMY KEEPS Up RETIREMENT
NORTH Of THE SOANAAE RIVER

Somne. not rs 7 surrnise It, for offens-
i've measures. but 10 expedite the de-
Senslvo measures. The shortening OF the
line aDov" Albert was evidently carried
out 10 get more electives and better
place 10 fight from. but this was only
part OF Ludendurff'S big scheme to IN
crease his reserve man power. Retreat
ing TO the Hindenbcrg hnc will not give
him all the forces he needed, 3" he Is
pressing the greatest combing out pro-
cess the German army has undergone
during the T;lr.
Foe Conserving Men.
7 have referred 10 the combinG out
in recent dispatches but additional doc
umcnts just come 10 hand throw NOR"
light on this scheme OF making more
cannon fodder for the Fathcrlnnd. The
main purpose Of the higher command is
to recover the infantry reserve" is iJud-
ondorfrS chief contention in his latest
order. II adds: "All service or personal
considerations must be set aside i'll tn"
face or tEis urgent necessity"
While Ludondnrff shouts for more
men Won Hulirr is "XhortinE his men L"
garner he rich crops still In Grrinnn
hands. He wants all tho mrn and farm
machinery available i'll the next few
weeks.
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AN OLD PRINTERS
TRIBUTE TO JOHN DAY
Palestine, H.. Aug.l. rs

Ned Sims:
1&th inst Informing me Of the death or
Col. John Day (Johnny. as no was IA
7niliarly called by tho old 'compS' or the
yesterdays.) caused me sorrow. for IN
memomrr I can SEQ him vet In tho old
Intclligencer office about 2:30 a. m. enter
the composing room with a long string
Of must" copy. Tired as some or US
may have been and willing to lay down
tho stick yet II was Johnny Days gen
ial personality that caused US to swing
the good right arm with greater en-
deavor and another issue went into MS
tory.
Tho passing Of Johnny Day removes
the last Of the old time editors or the
Intelltgsncer. early associated with FTew
and Campbell. remember distinctly
ono night. sitting in front Of the office:
Mr, Frew said to me that no regarded
John Day as one Of Inc best all-around
newspaper men in tho state and this
opinion was shared by the whole force.
TO the man without a homo (the tour
ist printer) Johnny would always extend
a welcome. friendly hand. And those OF
us vet living sorrowfully read the news
Of his demise. Kind. gentle. quiet In
thought and action he lived In house
BY the side OF the road md was truly
friend to man.
Now that he has hung go" on tho
hook. the Great Father" has called
Time in the Big Chapel and the spirit
of Johnny Day now dwMls forever
among old associates OF tho Fourth Es-
'N'e l" '"e AL FINLEY.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-22
DUR LOANS TO OUR ALLIES

The United States government has adj
vanced the enormous sum Of $s.Sse .00o,-
900 70 the Allied nations during the past
as much as 1t cost to finance the Civil
war 1t Is about four times as much
as our national revenues have been an
nually for the four years preceding tho
war. Loans were never before made on
SO large a scale by one government to
another. The ability to make these
loans has been Americas most important
contribution to tho war. previous to our
recent active participation In the battles
in France.
1t Is perhaps safe to say that a con-
siderable part OF this money will never
be repaid. From France. at least, and
from Belgium and Italy. perhaps. the
United States will not ask. and Will not
accept, payment. dollar for dollar. The
entire debt may. under certain condt-
tons. be liouidated. America has not
forgotten tho general part played by the
French government in the cancellation
Of It's claim for moneys advanced to the
Thtrteeen Colonies when they were
struggling for their independence. We
have not forgotten the splendid assist
ance given to US by Lafayette. Rocham-
beau and thousands Of other Frenchmen.
:Republios arc called ungrateful. Fro
Qusntly the people fail to appreciate at
their true value. the services rendered by
individual citizens. but In a large way
ths American republic is not ungrateful.
Tho American people love Justice and
fairness and the large majority Of Amer
leans are sincerely glad that they have
been able to give OF their riches to did
their historic ally in her hour Of trial.
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POSSIBILITY OF sex
WAR" IN ENGLAND

LONDON. Aug. @l.---A 'ScX war is n
possibility Arcu Ivy some commentators
on tho strike uf women transportation
wnrknrs fnr the anIuc pay rcCciN cd by
men for equal work. II il pointed out
hat the qualifications uf I'll" strike may
extend virtually I" all war activities
ana many uthcr industries.
Newspapers advUrI ling equal pay for
mcu and women. arEur against tho com
icntinu that many women workers arc
receiving separate allowance because
their husbands are fighting. The
bonuses given women in mnny munitlun
plants arc lower than those paid IN men
workers and il IS reported that the
women arc becoming dissatisfied over
what they claim Ia he Inequalities"
1t is pointed out lhnt tn" principle
affects the entire economic lGr Of Eng
band as at present, women ard doing NIL
kinds Of woork which it MS hardly
dreamed they were capable az doing un-
I'll the necessity was forced by the
war.
London and many provincial cities
face another day nf inconvcnIrcc. The
strik" has not seriously affected III"
underground systems but the congestion
on the lines IL very heavy.
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OUR PROPERTY?

No American ship-builder or ship
owner can not build or sell ship to
foreign country without the consent OF
the United States government. No
American can lease a ship or place
ship in foreign service without the con-
sent Of tho United States government.
Tho demand for shipping on the part
Of the government naturally takes pre-
cedence over all other demands. This
is, OF course. as it should be: but TO
people who have been accustomed TO
think that their individual property was
theirs to do as they pleased with. re-
strictIons like these are an unusual sur
prise. This war will teach many Of US
that what we have and what we call our
own. Is ours only because society agrees
to let US have 1t and call It ours. First
Of all, the things wo have and use and
control. belong to our fellow-men. We
may use them for our fellow-ruen, and il
we fall 80 to use them we may lose them.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-22
A GOOD ORGANIZATION

The appointment OF Dr. John L. Dickey
as chairman for Ohio county in the com
ing Liberty Loan campaign. of Mr. Al
bert Snedeker secretary for Ohio
county. and of Mr.. Baird Mitchell as
Held secretary for this district. is u
commendublr recognition OF very excel
lent work and sincerely patriotic EFFORT.
All OF these gentlemen have been init
nately associated with the previous Lib
erty Loan campaigns and nj! have rend-
cred services OF tn" very greatest value.
Many OF Whce!inG's citizens hav" cheer
fully given OF their tln,' and their
means to rho patriotic enterprises nnr"s-
Stated by this great war. There has
been little holding back and little slack
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-22
FLING 1NTELLIGENcER
I NATIONAL EDITORIAL SERVICE OF TzE WHEELING
LOYALTY OF THE PRESS
Voluntary Censorship Worked Admirably Despite odI1me
Desire to Scoop Competitors.
Bv JOSEPHUS DANIELS
Secretary Of the Navy.

mid IN ,n,Iibs going Ia war. whatever
The call. Ihc press has responded with
Il cheerful aye. aye. SIR. ana mas yea
III the enthusiastic support 81 every
measure for national unity and VI't"ry.
Tho splendid way in which the press MS
4 whole has risen tu the occasion ana
measured zip /" IT'S responsibilities has
glvcn us an added pride IN tho profess
sion.
What is the duty or the press when
the government Is al war" That is the
question which every illriotIc editor
has asked himself every duy since the
9TH of April. 1871. 1t has been Il dIfi1-
cult question for most editors. Tor they
regard themselves a. citizens first. and
therefore, they have supported the policy
Of the government. through lis chosen
agents. when its policy has commended
/ itself to their Judgment When they
were not convinced. they have ac-
quiesccd. pointing out in way that
! could not hc used against their country.
/ thnir suggestions Of better ways 10 win
| the war
/ The newspaper men III this hoyr are
! the eyes aud ears OF the public, which
has q right TO know what the govern
ment Is doing. II is their duty to Tell
| the story just as II is. neither magnify
| ing defects nor minimizing accomplish
mcuts In every country at war except
/ America, there is strict censorship or
the press. Hero wa have none.
The government. through its commit
,e" or public information. has formally
requested the newspapers 10 refrain
| from publishing certain information, for
military reasons. Officials in many
| cases have taken newspaper mon into
their confidence. and rarely has this con-
! 1dencc been abused.
/ Some OF our military preparations
and operations cannot be revealed win
! out giving valuable information TO the
enemy. They would make great reading
Of course; but the publication or them
might do as much damage as II the
secret had been stolen by German spies.
| Some news beats have been achieved
at IL risk we should not have incurred.
The cHblcgrams telling of the arrivals
Of the first transports with FcrshinSs
men were published by n few papers
when there were other vessels OF that
expedition still in the war zone, facing
! tho dangers OF attacks by submarines.
| and this premature publication, which
might have given the German C-boat
commanders information that there were
other transports following. caused anNi-
Gus hours before tho last Of those rcs-
| sells reached port.
But the press is loyal. and tho COM
, paratively few violations Of tn" rnlun-
tnry censorship have in most cases been
due not To any disposition 10 aid Ger
! many. but 10 the anxiety for scoop.
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OUR ABILITY TO PAY

National and State banks have already
taken certificates Of indebtedness to
;4he amount of $4,000. 100000 in anticipa-
tion Of tho Fourth Liberty Loan. In
other words. practically that amount OF
tho Forthcoming bond Issue has already
been subscribed or underwritten by the
banks Of tho country. The greater part
:-ot these certificates have undoubtedly
! been placed with large corporations. who
will use them to pay their own bond
subscriptions This largo advance sale
practically assures that the Fourth Lib
Arty Loan will be a success. equal in
every particular to tho previous loan
Issues.
! Tho machinery for the distribution Of
national securities IS being more thor
ou1hly perfected every day. New bond
Ibuyers are being brought into tho mar
ket every day, and a new spirit OF saw
ing Is being developed among the people.
The wealth Of America has scarcely been
touched. Our earning capacity Is any
where from forty to sixty billion dollars
Der year. Heretofore We have not laid
aside a very large proportion Of this
enormous sum. We are learning to
save 1t and apply 1t to public purposes.
It is easily conceivable that this coun-
Etry might pay every dollar OF Its war
expenses out Of its current income were
It necessary to do 80. In other words.
from our annual earnings we might lay
aside fifteen to twenty billion dollars
year for war purposes. No such drain
Will be made upon our ta1-paying power
or upon our resources. 1t is wise to
pass on to the future generation a con-
siderable portion OF the debt which this
generation has to meet. 1t is inspiring
to feel and to know that the limit OF
our ability to meet war demands has
not been even approached
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VICTORY,

T could have prayed for peace before I
heard
\ sword point through the white still
pulsing breast.
And women foully held-thsn anger
And ali my soul rose up: since this
could be
I'd only pray to God for Victory.
I could have waited for my sons to
turn
safs home: but foul and gas-outpour-
And liquid fire. and hendishness OF
hell.
Set all my blood aname and now I burn
with holy ze*t. whatn'er tho cost to
II soon or late God send us Victory.
| could have weighed new days by old
ideas
: Had I not known OF death that hurt
ling wnpt
Beneath the waves to smite tho IN
nocent:
Blu, knowing all. my startled spirit
Then springs to ask. What will Ye
Lord Of me
That to our arms may come sure
NIctnry?'
i. NJ. Thornton. In f.eSlle's.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-22
SIX LIVES LOST In
SINKING OF STEAMER

CIIRISTIANlA Norway, Aug. 2l.--
The Dutch steamer Gnsc"nicr. operated
by thu Belgian Relief Commission and
proceeding from New York 10 Eottcr-
dam. with flour. struck Il mine in tho
North Sea. caught fire md sank. Six
lives were lost. \ guard ship took tho
survivors to HauGesuud. on the west
coast of Norway.
(The GnSconicr is listed rs n Belgian
steamer but was formerly under the
Dutch flag and 1T that time bore tn"
name nr Fru!thandcl She was built al
Vest TIartlrpuul. England. in 1906. md
was 22G feet long. with beam Of ~
feet and Il depth Of 80 feet She was
owned hy tho Lloyd Royal Beige W Ant
Werp.)
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ing" Where 50 many have been loyal
and active. il Is almost unfair 70 refer
to individuals. The gentlemen abov"
named however. have been most con-
spicunus and certainly hav" contributed
all that Il mau could 10 tho patriotic
work Of ,h- community. With the as
sistaucc IT rho splendid corps of work
crs which they have helped organize. and
with the spirit OF sacrifice and service
that is abroad to-day. the Fourth Lib
rrty Loan campaign III Chic county is
certain To be we'll managed and Il SPLEEN
did success.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-22
Spain Will Use the
Interned German Ships

PARIS. AVG. 2l.-Spain has informed
Germany that hcraus', OF IN" serious in
roads submarine sinking hav" mad" into
Spanish shipping. Spain hereafter VIII
use German vessels now in Spanish
ports in place of tonnage sunk. This
announcement is mn'l" in an official
statement after Il meeting Of til" Span
iSh cabinet AT SIM Sebastian.
I'll. Spanish government declares
thar il will continue 1" maintain strict
neutrality.
The statement sHys that @n percent
Of the Spanish merchant marin" has
h"rn sunk and more than 100 Spanish
sailors killed.
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TO QUIT THEIR JOBS.

VANCOUVER. Is. G.. Aug. @l.-hIl tho
captains and mates employed in the pas
Srnc"r and freight steamer traffic in
British columbia cuaStwiS" waters have
given notice Ia their employers that they
Will resign from their positions and
ask to h. relieved from their commands
in IS hours This WAS announced to-
dry. by H. T.. MCTaBEHrt. counsel for
the Canadian Mercantile Service Guild
Tho organization Of tn" mariners which
tn" ship owners refused Ia recognize in
Ihir dealings with their employees.
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POUR COLLEGES GET GIFTS.

NEW YORK. August 2l.-Four ins,i.
tutfnns in tho United States and Canada
were left S35n.0oo in the will OF James
Douglas Il New York mining engineer.
which was filed here yesterday and dis
po.cd Of an estate estimated at $4,000.
nGn. The American Institute Of Mintns
Engineers. the American Museum Of mt.
ural History in this city and the Kings.
ton Ontario. will each receive 100000
and McGill University In Montreal &50.t
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$4,000 Added to the
Bethany Endowment

BETHANY. ". Va. Aux. 2l.-hcth-
any College has received $1,000 within
the last two weeks in rlah 20 apply on
,hs nnrmanent ondowrru"nt. Twenty
five thousand is from K. y. Long OF
Kansas t'';y. Twenty-Five thousand from
tho Emergency Fund "t tn Men and
Millions movement within TN" Christian
brotherhood and one Thousand from tho
estate Of David i.arimcr. trustee. who
died last spring. President frnmbl"t ar
the cnlleg" says that thia hns Indeed
heana most fortunate summer FOR tho
college,.
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Curtai|ment Of HeadgeaT
For Both Men and Women

WASIIEIiTON. Aug. @l.-R"Stric-
ton and ,.urlallmcnl If rhriHYt III
STYLES. culnrs. shapes, weights and TRIM
mings Of fur md felt hats for mon ana
women for tn" spring Of 1871? was I'M
nnunr"d by tn" war industries hohra
today. following Il conference Win
manufacturers.
cnlnrs Of fur frlt hats for both wnm-
oh md men will he restricted to nine,
and wnnl fHlI hats to twelve.
Mems hats Viii u" r"strid"d To
black. two shades Of brown. two ar
green. two of steel and pearl aud Hell
gian belly.
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AFTER PRoTrTEERs.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. AmE. 21.-An-
nouncrmeni was r,lhr '"Jd"y by r. G.
Edwards. agent of the l"irr nu "f h"us-
!ng Of tho federal department II Labor.
who has hcNu cstigatirg housing con-
ditious in Charleston. that Il committee
is to h" named her" soon ~ conduct
hearings IN complaints regarding rent
profiterrIug. It is said rents for r"si-
lences in many Instances have more
than doubled in the last year.
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A former Wheeling newspaper man
now somewhere in France" writes homo
that he enjoyed a whole chicken. plate
Of friend potatoes. a salad. eight slices
Of tomatoes and bottle Of Port wine.
all for So cents. II this news becomes
widespread there Is going to be rush
to enlist.