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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-14
! THE THEATRES
LOCAL BOYS VIEWED IN
ACTION AT THE COURT
Camp Lee Is Seen to Advantage, Show
ing the Many Means to Pit"
tho Boys for Service.

For tho first time in this city or state
the Soldier Factory AT Camp Lee" is
shown at tho Court Theatre. Yes. this
Is n moving picture and one OF the most
timely ones Of the day. Many army
camps arc scattered throughout the
United States. but TO get n glimpse at
the one at Camp Lee is sufficient. for il
is tho Biggest of them all. and in many
respects the best. Many people have Of
ten lonScd tn go to one OF the camps to
sec just what the boys had to 30 through
in prrparatI na for the great conflict and
10 Sos, these pictures is not only A rcrc-
lation, but most Instructive TO the hu-
man eye Mancuuvcrs Of every sort arc
pictured and the many methods OF every
department are shown clearly and most
skillfully
The picture was made before the L. s.
had taken an active part in the world
struggle and includes the boys who left
at the very beginning or the activities
by our country. The Eighticth Division.
Of which our boys are part, the 5l5th-
3l+th-2I5th field artillery. 3lSth-3lSth
and 22Gth infantry includes scores or
every WIFE. mother sister. sweetheart.
brother and friend of n Wheeling SOL
der should witness tho spectacular PIC
lurc and recognize their farorites, for II
is Il tremendous task for the writer TO
mention any number of local boys since
tho picture takes in some 10000 mon IF
this great Countrywide largest colicc-
ton ever assembled for n moving picture
performance.
Everything that is essential for sol
dicr To know is most uniquely seen IN
This great picture which is clean and in
tcrcsting throughout
Largo audiences were in attendance at
the performances yesterday. The on
gnGemcnt closes to-day. pictures SHOWN
at :00-3 :30-7:30 and 900.
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Next Comes the "Blue Birds

When. one goes to the Court Theatre
next Monday or Tuesday TO see the nd
miral production OF, James f. Coopers
'Rluc Birds" and when he secs the
prominent part the feminine members
Of the company have in the production.
he viii! wonder how show could get
along without the feminine clement
Grace Harvard Is the prirna donna. Add
to the great beauty, personality and
ability to wear clothes gracefully. the
possession Of 4 fine voice, and you Will
have n pen picture Of Miss Harvard:
Helen Andrews is the souhrette. md
she is the fastest of the tribe. She IS
4 small blond and her beauty Is OF the
sort which makes her popular upon her
first appearance, Evelyn Ferris Is the
ipccnue, and her clcvcrncss is neither
bound by Hntitudc nor longitude. Then,
too. there is n chorus which IS COM
posed of girls who can measure UP to n
standard Of talent to say nothing OF the
various physical charms which Kind
destiny has showercd upon them.
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civic. fratcrnGl and labor organizations.
chambers Of commerce, city and county
officials for the purpose OF organizing
n bureau in their communities.
Among the ORGANIZATIONS In this city
which will DO requested to render every
possible assistance to tho placing IN in
dustry the returned soldiers and sailors
and which will form q permanent or
gantzntiou. will be the Red Cross. Y
NJ. c. A. Y. w. c. A. K of c. jewish
Welfare Bonrd. Ohio Valley Trades RIad
Labor Assembly. drnct boa1f1 and Hro11y
others
The United statc, employment service
IL the official governmental organization
charged with the duty Of helping secure
positions for returning soldiers and
sailors. rs well as assisting those en-
gagged in war work who viii be thrown
out OF employment upon suspension OF
contracts by the. war Industries board
hut to be OF the Ereotest service to those
who rcturl or arc affected by suEpen-
sion OF war cnntTnetS, they must have
the cooperation of nil. Tho principal
object in organizing the bureaus for TO
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n physician instead NJ rcsorting to homo
treatment and patent medicines. Tho
great trouble is" continued the speaker.
that the majority OF persons do not
call n nhysician until tho cas-" liz fairly
VOL dcynlnucd or they should ne sent 10
2 hospital 1t is for those reasons that
there have becn such r. large number of
deaths in tnh hospitals. The majority
Of 'tlu' patients taken 10 tho institutions
arc in critical condition and II is only
by the splendid trnntmnnt from tho
institutions attaches md the physicians
that large number OF patients havo
hncn cured. The trouble Is that all who
have boon cured OF the FLU In the local
hospitals are not known by publication.
every person who hns died Of Influenza
pneumonia in tho institutions their
names have appeared in tho daily press.
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william G Carl. who did considerable
fighting in tho art illrry with the Ame7-
can troops. lie Is we'll known popular
Wheeling boy.
: The letter reads: eco
Dear Rrother:-Rccctved your most
welcome letter Of September 2Tth and
was certainly glad TO hear from. you,
would have answered before this. but
I have been working myself. only about
every night OF the week, so you can
imagine how much tmo have to my
self
After ono Of these drives ovor here
that the American made. we were bring
ing up our heavy artillery over a part
Of rond that was IN the German lines pc
foro the drive, and tnerc was truck IN
front Of Us which crashed down through
tho road about 90 yards In front Of US
Tho Germans had dug out tho rond place
and placed thin boards en- top and mado
n look Ike tho rond. It was INTENDED to
delay provisions and artillery. They
suro do try lot OF tricks. Another IN
stance I saw O fellow pick up fountain
non from q dugout floor and whom no
nj tom ptod to HOO II !: would write, IT
blow up and took his arm off.
You asked mo what branch OF the
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turning soa6fers ard sailors Il to have
one central point where every opportu-
niy for employment can DO listed and
the organizations composing the board
will urge employers IN all lines to reg
lister thek employment requirements
with Tho authorized offtctul
Plans nre being arranged for meet
tng Of Representative OF oil orgarza-
tions h1taseetnd IN the welfare Of our re-
turning soldiers and saii6rs which will
in all probability be called In the next
few days. All organizations arc re-
Qucsted to get Into communication with
the chairman Of tho community labor
board Of wheeling. either by mail.
phone or personal Interview. ut the Of
ffce Of Tho United States employment
scrvica
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BUY WAR SAVINGS sEkRe-

BUY WAR sKvIFaB~N"~
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Theatregoers Want to Laugh

To meet the demands Of the present
day theatre fan the management ot
.'Pcck's Rad Boy has hit upon tho pop
ular chord. and that is n bright up-to-
thc-nninutc farce comedy with music
such as makes theaterEocrs want TO
laugh. The new "Pcck's Bad Boy" has
been entirely rewritten by Irving Berlin
for lnuGhing purposes only. giving
Iacque Baum tho hest pnrt she has had
in her career, and nothing has hccn left
undonc In surrounding her with an or
ranization which works increasingly to
provide amusement that never falls to
plcacc. Attractive spccinltice and Is
song numbers nre introduced during the
action OF the comedy. which IL billed to
appear Mt the Court Thursday. December
L. mntincn nnd night.
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"I'm So Happy"

There arc times when it makes one
happy to toll Il little lie-not n dcstruCt-
I've one-just one of those innocent lit
lie fibs to mothcr-in-law That are not
intended m work n wrong or n hardship.
hut merely TO disillusionzc her for the
sake Of domestic peace.
Such prrvaricator Is Arthur Fairfax
portrayed by Frederick '. Bowers. in
his most recent musical c"ncoction
I'm SO Happy" The noted song writer
Is aided and abettcd by Alma foulin.
primn donna. and n big singing and
dancing chorus Of feminine beauties Mt
tho Court Friday and Saturday. Deem
her 20 and 81, with n matinee saturday.
Seats 20 on sale Wednesday morning
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HELPING SOLDIERS
Who ARE DISCHARGED
United States Employment Bureau VIII
Ala Soldiers After They
Return Home.

Ing soldiers and sailors in securing en-
ployment. Wheeling will have q -bu-
rcau for returning soldiers and sailors
This bureau in all probability Will DO
located IN the Office Of the United States
employment service. corner OF Four
tccnth and Market streets. The rapid
increase In the rehabilitation OF our
army necessitates the organization Of
such bureaus, and from assistant d.
rector general OF the United States en-
ployrlrnt service was issued instructions
TO all community labor boards to In,ne-
diatcly to solicit the cooperation OF all
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service an in and thought you knew.
well. am in the c A. C. (Coast Artillery
Chrps) heavy guns. and we shoot, as tho
doughboys say. G.. l. cans.
Tho other day some negro troops were
passing our positions and just as II
passed our gun, We commenced firing.
and believe me. you couldn't sec those
negroes going down that road for dust.
They didn't even stop to see what IT
was. I suppose they thought the Huns
had them SUR.
Well. old hoy. think this old var Is
just about over. Turkey has quit now.
and Austria will quit soon and then Ger
many will have to Quit May be you
think am not going to celebrate that
day
Well. I havn't found boche knife but
I have a German cap and several other
small trinkets, but have no chance to
send them while at the front I suppose
will have to bring them back myself
Your loving brother,
WILBUR G. Carl ~
Battery A 5lst Art'y. &C. A c.
A. p. o. rs. A. E F. y
z1ry WAR SAVINGS sTkRe-
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LOCAL BOY TELLS OF
PUTTING HUNS ON RUN
wiIbu- G. Carl, OF American Artillery,
Written Interesting Letter
TO Brother.

The following unusually intcreettng
letter from tho front IN the latter part
OF the war, when the American boys
wore putting the hun on the run. has
been received by Leroy E. Carl. Of a.
Twcnty-third ntrcct, from his brother,
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Hard Pressed for Men.

Five prisoners were captured by the
Americans southeast of the village OF
Wool today. They belonged to the
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them To- the StA&ka tn the dtspoAA1 o.
the counter espionage.
6. To arrest the emiss0rfee OF Cen:
Alexfen. Stan Capt Shuravsky and
Capt. Rushitsky.
combating the counter revoiution
with agreement, with the 0erman IN
telliKence bureau at Petfograo. 70 At
range a surveillance and Observation
Of the following institutions and per-
sons:
(a) The high Polish. committee.
OBJ The Society Of Friends OF tina
Polish Soldier.
(c) Inter-Party Union.
(d) Tho Union of PoNsh Invahds.
(e) Members Of the Polish kolo OF
the former state duma and councu.
go The chairn(an, Ledmttsky, ana
THE members of tho former commit.
tee for the liquidation of affairs OF
the Polish kingdom.
(g) Boleslav Jalovesky.
(h) vladislav Grabsky.
(i) Stanislav Shuritsky.
I, % Roman Catholic Polish clergy.
/ k) The Polish treasury, through
which,. according to agency reports,
the governments OF countries a4l1ed
with Russia intend. with the assist
ance of the New York. National City
Bank, to supply with monetary re-
sources the counter revolutionary
camp.
1t is necessary to verify the private
reports of several Lithuanian revoiu-
tionaries that among the church
benevolent funds. which are at the
disposal Of the Polish clergy. are the
capitals of private persons who hid
their money from reQuisition for the
benefit of the state.
In case Of establishment Of any con-
nection with the counter revolution
the guilty Polish Institutions are to
be liouidated, their leaders and also
persons connected with the counter
revolutionary activity are to be ar
rested and sent to the disposal OF the
Stavka.-F'or chief of the counter Els
MONACO. commissar Kalmanovich.
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PERSISTENT ASSAULTS
OF AUSTRtANS CHECKED
Italians Forced to Yield But One
Point-Vienna Reports Failure
of italian Attacks.

LONDON. September 1s.-Persistept
thrusts by the Austrians in the Seren
valley, on the northern italian front.
were repulsed on Monday night by
the Italians, according to an official
Italian wireless message received
here. At one point. however. the
message says, the Italians We're
forced to make slight withdrawal
of one Of their posts. Italian recon
noitering patrols have captured an
enemy post in the Gabena valley.
VIENNA. September 18.-1talian
forces delivered five attacks yester-
day on the Tasson ridge. on the italian
mountain front, but were driven back
each time, according to today's war
office statement.
The statement reports likewise the
repulse Of Italian attacks in Albania;
near the coast. The Austrian lines
inland on this front have been pushed
forward to the south Of the Berat
ridges, the report adds.
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bean led to believe BY their omcera. =
|, An appeal WritteH In HAeliak cnals
Ing upon Americans Of German sncos.
try to Join the forces Of Germany, has
beep dropped behind the American
lines by enemy aviatosa III has Alsa,
means Of small balloons Fhas appeal
asserts that In Germany the A%era-s
cans would and greater iibeyty asad
more opportunity for advancement
Aaan In the United States. !. It attacks
;isAmore English than American. Ger
'mAuy ia pictured az one poor, little
nation defending itself against the
vicious attacks Of the armies Of the
vh01e world.
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B(4SHfVK MURDER
|. PLANNED BY HUNS
u
Bloody Career of Red Guards
Directed by Prussian Staff,
Secret Documents Show.
SPLIT RUMANIAN ARMY

Ruthless assassination of Russian
patriots. disruption Of Rumania and
destruction Of every remaining
vestige Of respect or desire for real
national independence characterized
tho policy and activities of the boil
shevik government. in concert with
its German mbsters. according to
information given in the fifth IN
stallment of secret documents In pos
information.
These documents disclose how COM
pletely the rights of tho people OF
Russia were disregarded and how
thoroughly. under Lenin and Trotsky.
they have exchanged Muscovite
car for Prussian kaiser. The
bloody career of the Fed Guards was
tween the Prussian general staff and
the peoples commissars."
Directions for Sewing Dissention.
On the demand of Germany special
Russian commissioners were sent to
the Rumanian front for the purpose
of sewing dissension and urging the
fighters to quit. The initial note.
which was followed by many others.
resulting finally in the complete dis
follows:
To the Commission on Com batting the
Counter Revolution:
Commander-in-Chi krflenko has
requested the counter espionage at
the staff to inform you that 1t is
necessary to order the following per-
sons to the Rumanian front imme-
diately: From Petrograd. Commissar
Kuhl, Socialist Rakovsky. Sailor Cute
shin, and from the front the chief of
the red guard. Durasov. These per-
sons should be supplied with litera-
ture and with financial resources for
agitation. To them Is committed the
task of taking all measures for the
deposing of the Rumanian king and
the removal of counter revolutionary
Rumanian officers.-Dfrector of coun-
ter espionage, Feierabend; secretary,
N Drachev.
Immediately on the dispatch of this
note the Rumanian gold reserves de-
posited at Moscow were seized by the
Russian government. This was done
at the behest of Germany. Thus. with
her armies disorganized and her gold
in the hands of nation in secret
alliance with Prussia. Rumania was
reduced to a state of impotence.
The disorganization of Rumania
was not sufficiently swift to satisfy
Prussia, so, at demand of Gen. Hon-
man, representing the German gem
eral staff in Moscow. the Rumanian
minister, Diamandi. was arrested and
thrown into Jail. This was an act OF
vengeance on the part of Germany
carried into effect by her willing tool
Trotsky.
The secret documents in the hands
Of the government show that this
piece of tyranny, hitherto. unknown
in modern governments, was prac-
ticed with utter disregard for 1.-The
high position of the Rumanian min
lister and without respect for decency
ar ethical considerations.
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RUSSIA no Fay
LOAN INTEREST TO u. S.
such raynsnta on War Ica4s Tsnm
Allies VIII Reach 80 op, 600 +,
/, '..- 1GentA1y. Within q Year.

$ DxpsctaeioA that Russia wil1 Pay to
the United States at least her interest
due on war loans has been disclosed
py Treasury DeRAEtmAAt ofhcaals in
fepostiAg. Interest accounts paid to
sss e iosns MADE e A y
Russia according to the inADrma-
ton advanced, has yet to paR the
UnitNd States q few thousand dollars
interest due on S1S7y 600 900 given her
earlier In the war. This. 1t was, said.
accounttnE difficulties are straight
.&ned OUT.
Interest on war loans, paid BY the
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GLOOM NOW REe|E.
IN GERMAN \ RANKS.
Low Morale Also Reaches
Among civiIians-Foe Hard
Pressed for Men.
u: S. FIGHTERS PRAISED

j WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE LORRAINE FRONT, Wednesday,
September 18 (by the Associated
Press).-Fear lest the Americans
would advance and overwhelm them,
bitter complaint at bad food and gen
eral dependency at the prospects of
the war are the keynotes Of letters
written home by German soldiers and
found on their persons when they
were captured. A certain American
division which took more than its
quota Of prisoners has made an ex-
haustive examination of these letters
and found that the morale. even of
the men in the 10th German Regi-
mont. conceded to be the best oppos-
ing the Americans, Is, decidedly low
If it can be judged from private let
tiers never intended for American
consumption.
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Honest Advertisinx.

For the projections OF ~
readers, The Star carefully
eensors all advertising su6-
mitted for publication. and, -
far - is possible, bars all talsa
and fraudulent stateIRsuta
Readers are requested to q.
sist The Star ID protecting the
public and all legitimste advsr-
Users by briaging to the ~
tention of the paper any stats,
ment that they might ind to b
fraudulent.
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Illustration Of Results Obtained.

The following extract from letter
from Joffe, one of Trotsky's aids,
shows how thoroughly Gen. Hoffman,
order for the disorganfzation. through
Russian influences, Of the Rumanian
Commander Shitkevitch: Take copies
and send to the commissioner for for
eign affairs. personally to Commander
ZAlkind.
TO the Council of National Com
has charged me to bring to the knowl-
edge Of the council Of national COM
missionaries the motives for his teie-
tgfaphio proposal to arrest the Ru-
manian diplomatic representatives In
Petersburg.
Gen. HOFFMAN. referring to the con-
ference which had taken place in
Brest-Litovsk between the members
Of the German and Austro-Hungarian
to the Russian delegation in the name
OF the German and Austrian chief
command "a dectphered radiotelegram
was exhibited In this connection)
a confidential demand concerning the
ian army to recognize the necessity
of an armistice and adopting the
terms Of democratic peace pointed
out by the Russian delegates. The
whole commanding force Of the Ru-
manian army. with regard to which
the chief command of the German
army has received the most exact
agency information. spoils the excel
lent impression produced in Germany
and on all the fronts by the Russian
peace propositions. which has made
It possible to again stimulate the pop
ular feeling against England. France
and America and can bring about an
undesirable and dangerous aggrava-
tion OF the peace question up to the
German army going over to the at
tack on our front and an open annex
alton of the territories occupied in
Russia.
= The general expressed his opinion
tn at against peace might be the Cos
saA ks, some Ukrainian regiments and
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Would Deny Hun SANDER.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE vESLE. Wednesday, September
Is (by the Associated Press).-A Ger
man prisoner captured recently sug-
gested to his captors that they send
a note from him to German soldiers.
by airplane or otherwise, explaining
that the report that Americans kill
German prisoners is untrue. He said
that many Germans were sick Of fight
ing and would surrender If they were
assured that Americans do not kill
their prisoners. as the Germans have
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odN Fellows Pick Baltimors.

ST. 1OUIs. September 1a-BaltI-
more was chosen az the place Of next
years cdnventioR by the Sovereign
Grand LAdge. Independent Order Of
Odd Fellows. last night. A proposed
amendment to the bylaws for q BIZ
annual. fnN of an annual meeting
to save $4,000 yearly and donata It
to war worn was voted down.
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allied countries to the Unltsd gASsa1
npw anounte 20 eAe, 60 80 Msa tey.
and within year y expected 70 reach
lilo 600 900 In Interest has been paid
SO Tar By allied GovsFnmente Cur
rent loans are made ct 3 psr cent
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Influenza at Great Lakes Curbed.

1lLuUCUA6 0b 04VxSV 1SsS1AV0 Os31 DSs~s
GREAT LAKES, Ell. September -.
With about 1000 cases of a mild
form Of influenza. at the naval train
ing station here, the medical authori-
ties stated today that the disease Is
under control. All the afflicted are In
quarantine.
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Attitude of Civilians.

One prisoner, a socialist, said the cf-
VILLAINS in Germany are discouraged
with the way the war is going and
look upon the struggle as capital
'istic effort. There is great depression
in all parts of Germany as the result
.of the recent successes of the British,
French and Americans, he said
Germans everywhere are at last re-
alizing the fact that the Americans
are good fighters" he continued
They appreciate the fact that the
American successes are encouraging
to the allies and discouraging to the
German soldiers" He said that the
German troops estimated the Amert-
cans equal to the Germans as they
were in 1914.
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18th Storm Battalion and All
agreed that even these crack tr0ona
are discouraged by the Franco AM,
can successes north Of the Marine ana
around st. MihieL These units ware
rushed into the front lines after tAs
Franco-Ameriean attack had .begWl
Germany is hard pressed for mens
This particular battalion had been IN
training near Briey.
3 a night patrol of Americans cap
shot Tha Germans were sleeping
when the Americans crept up around
them and captured them. They SAID
that the majority OF the men In their
company had been Withdrawn from
this region when the Americans be-
gan their concentration a few days
ago. The low morale Of the German
army was the reason that the resist
ance encountered by the Americans
was not stronger, the prisoners de-
ri