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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-16
TY..SELLS DID
IRON CAS- TANKS
Several Important Appropriations Made
No Report of Milk PTobo
Submitted,

City council held Il rather slow meet
Ing at the city building last evening.
which session only lasted for about an
hour. Councilmcn Thoncr; kress, Haois;
Hare. Blum. Elliott Thompson and
Armbrccht were present. as were City
Manager Magic. City Solicitor Cullinan
and Mayor &. Morgan Ncster.
Tho first matter to he taken up was
the appropriation OF $500 from the
gas apparatus sale fund. for the hiring
Of engineers To take up the filtration
work. and conduct m investigation 10
ascertain just what the city needs. y
Pittsburgh establishment received the
contract. \ resolution was drawn up
by City Solicitor Cullinan empowering
the city manager TO enter into Tn" con-
tract. and for the appropriation I" be
mndc from tho special fund.
The committee on tho Greater Wheel,
ing movement reported progress Mnu
their matter wnS rrCnmIntt"d: II"
Committee on MONEYS broker 0Tui''" IKE,
also reported progress and asked thnt
rncommtment be nude, which was upon
motion granted.
The committee on the charter mend
ment presented n petition 10 engage Gen.
Alfred Caldwell and Gen. r. S. Riley {"
assist City Solicitor Cullinan IN ti':
preparation of the amendment 10 the
chnrtcr covering my bond iSSu" tn4t
may be nude IN the future. There Is
no state law governing the taxing o.
clause inserted in the city charter
which will dispose Of this matter.
Council approved the sale OF JUNK
which Ia NJ the old gas works I" thr
Excelsior Iron ard Steel Company, "i
South Wheeling. The consideration
WAS not made public.
y hid from the Tri-State Flpe Line
Company. OF Beliaire. was Tcad nj c"uh,
ell last evening. which company ofter"d
SS,A6n for three large stool tanks nHd
Jackets that are at tho city gas WORKS
It Is estimated that there is 1854 Tons
ut strol in. the tnnks. Tho COMPANY sent
choCk for $1,000 rs guarantee OF
purchasing II thnir hid was accentca
aud agreed 10 etnrd NIL expense incur
red In thu moving Of tho tanks. CIT?
Mniiagcr Nagln was instructed to accept
tho offer and City Solicitor Cull!nan
drew w n resolution governing DON
sales. Tho money from both snieS will
10 put In, tho special gas properly funH
until appropriated by tho council. bolf
reports were ort!nrod to tho tln.
Nv nothing more was on the desk
Councilman IrahiE arose and asked whcr
council may expect to report OH the MAJ
ter or the milk probe. Councilman -Ar'n'
hreoht. who Ia thr head Of that comElit
tee, stated that they were waiting lot
the transcript OF tho testimony IN Tie
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GERMANY'S RAW MATERIAL PLIGHT
Bv EDWARD N. HURLEY
Chairman of the United States Shipping Board

German system OF militarism. The
merchant marine which he built Is swept
from the seas. Tho instruments VIII"
might have been OF service to the Ger
man people had they used their Strenstn
for peace instead of war arc no"
stripped from them. Balm We arc
told. is Il physical wreck.
Germany. herself must become
wreck by her own acts II mo War Co!i-
tinues She has been forced receht5
to commander tho copper from house
hold plumbing; the doorknooS' keltits'
bathroom fixtures. and even the extra
.uits Of clothing possessed by her ciu-
Zrns This is her Internal struggle LOT
raw materials.
In peace, Az we'll as war. she cannot
recover induStriu!ly In the end ra"
materials will mean moro TO htr l!'a"
tho military map To which HlnuelouFs
and Ludcndorff have glued their yes
We as individuals and as nation
must develop all the strength that uoo
has given us. We must become more
and more powerful for tie good tha'
We can do We have always been Will
ing that other nations should york out
their destiny in their own way. we
have not attempted to impose our own
free institutions upon any oil tnefn'
IT lS only When they interfere VIA
orr free institutions. or seek TO opPreSs
people who want TO be free. that VIZ
have ever unSheathcd our sword.
Americas character has taken on
world proport ions as the result or inc
present war. Always recognized by lor-
cign nations as a lover Of fur play on
this side of tho continent. America has
simply carried her love for fair play
into Il larger sphere. Other nations
are agreed that there can be no tenn
! porary peace. that all that hns oaen
sacrificed would be In vain II there
j should ever be a recurrence OF the woria
| conflict
! Tho heroic role which American must,
! therefore. play Is that Of a clear-heaoeo
alton, which. knowing tho essential
elements OF justice sees TO II that JUS
/ licc iS maintained internationally as
! we'll rs domcsticHlly.
! In the great laws which were enacted
! prior To tho war under tho leadership
| of President Wilson. fair play was as
! surcd IN American business. The same
! fair play must ne assured among the
| nation OF tho world. and II is only
, through Il development OF It's own
| strength ard character that America can
| stand firm in her position Of moral buSI-
ness leadership.
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The building and operating OF vast
fleets for this United States IS not tho
only work the shipping board is doing
To create and develop n great mcr-
chant marine. I.iuked 20 this work Is
tho work done by the board in helping
to develop cur harbor and port termi-
nal facilities.
4 mort and harbor commission has
been appointed with Edward r. carry
us chairman. and in corporation with
the army. navy, railroad administration
and shipping Interests We expect to de-
yelop and organize our narbOrs 80 that
tho great merchant marine we are crcal-
Ing will have full facilities for speedy
loading and unloading. and for the dis-
patch Of carsocs into the interior ana
tho. receiving OF cacgocS from the IN
terror.
With that development OF drydocks
and bunkeriuE and repair tacll!tlcs' VIC
shall have the most fnodern Improve
nlents, which will enable US IN co-op-
Grafton with the railroads. to load and
unload ships quickly. preventing delays
of ships in port.
All the warning nations now recoS-
nizg that the chief ISSUE when Ger
MANY will raise when compelled to sue
Their. IS evidence that This IS now the
principal fear OF the German Industrial
and financial leaders.
No nation can participants lnpor-
family in the commerce OF the world
without an adequate supply OF raw ma
terials. manufacturing nations must
have oil. cotton, copper, steel ana iron.
II they arc to survive indnStrially.
4 neutral diplomat who has spent
some time in ! Berlin recently brought
back to Washington Il report or the
physical breakdown of Albert Rhlin
managing director Of the Hamburg
American line, once the shipping mas
ter Of Germany. Prior 10 the European
war he was OF those who recognized
that tho l'rusS sian leaders were set upon
trying out their military organization
balm had expressed The opinion that
It Was iuronceivnblo that the kaiser
would agree to such q cold-hlooded prof.
Get, especially as Germany had such Il
! great merchant marine, and all the place
| In the sun that any reasonable nation
could desire He did not reckon with
the character Of q nation which had
been taught for generations that what
| ever II wished To do could DO achleFed
| By military. power alone.
/ Baliin is one OF tho victims OF the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-16
BAD BREATH
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove It

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets. the sub.
stitute for calomel, act gently on the
bowels and positively do the VOTE
People afflicted with bad breath nno
quick relief through DR.. Edwards owe
Tablets. The pleasant, sugar-coateo
tablets are taken for bad breath oy
all who know them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act gently
but firmly on the bowels ana hVer'
stimulating them to natural actlon'
clearing the blood and gently purifying
the entire system. They do that whlcn
dangerous calonel does without any
of the bad after effects.
All the benefits of nasty, slckening'
gripping cathartics are derived from
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets without
gripping. pain or any disagrceable effects.
DR.. F. M. Edwards discovered the
formula after seventeen years OF prac-
tice among patients afflicted with
bowel and liver complaint with the
attendant bad breath.
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are pure
ly vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil; you will know them by their
olive color. Take one or two every
night for week and note the effect
lOc and Csc per box. ALI druggists
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-16
TEE LAKE ERIE AND OHIO
RIVER CANAL

THE Pittsburgh Chamber of Com
44nerce has bv unanimous vote. called
La..conyention 10 advocate the lmmeol-
iste construction OF the Lake Erie ana
Ohio River Canal. as war measure
iThe convention will probably be heto
In Pittsburgh November 20 and 3o' anu
Representative delegations from Far1-
,,s communities interested are de-
sired to attend.
while The Intelligencer earnestly
tnelieyes In the feasibility and eco
Inomic necessity of the Lake Ere ana
l.ohto River Canal. Il does not regard
at as particularly a war measure. we
ynope that the war will be over long
sbetore 1t rs, possible TO finish the
.canal. Nevertheless. the project
sshorld command the earnest consid-
Iteration Of the manufacturing interests
In. the Ohio Valley. The war has been
"a great educator in many ways. We
fhaYe been forced to realize the maze
.fnuacv OF railroad transportation IN
great emergencies, and to study care
fully the possibilities Of freight carry
ing br water. Moreover the leader
|! ship Of the upper Ohio valley in iron
and steel manufacture must not De
assumed as a,matter OF course. Strong
competitors are growing up. both on
the Atlantic coast and in the lake sec
tons. One large item OF cost is the
TRANSPORTATION Of iron ore. The Lake
Erie and Ohio River Canal ought to
cut that cost In two. Our coal opera
tors, also, through the canal, ought to
find a broader and reader market
in the northwestern states and In
Canada
! In effect, the Lake Erie Canal would
Ike Wheeling and Pittsburgh ocean
Is. Wheeling should be well rep
bted at the Pittsburgh convention
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DUG" FAIRBANKS TO
FLY FOR THE LOAN

WASHINGTON. Oct. 15.-Since the
Sunday when Secretary McAdoo. gu;
cnnvassing for Liberty bonds, got Ber-
nard Baruch. chairman Of the War In
dustries Board. 10 say. We'll. guess
can tafe u million the Washington loan
organization has been trying IN vain I"
aud a man 70 match Mr.. Baruch. Today
Douglas Fairbanks. movie actor, on ar
irving in Washington. guaranteed to get
n million to match Barney Baruch., tf
he were provided with an airplane to fy
To New York. Arrangements were made.
and he will leave College Park. Nd. near
Washington, at IL o'clock tomorrow
morning in O mail-carrying plane arrtv-
ing mt belmont Park. New forp, shortly
after o'clocf in the afternoon
- Il don't know who's got million.
but I'll get It," said Fairbanks.
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CHARLEY HENNINq

The sudden death OF Charles II.
Henning. ut Charleston. was learned
with very deep regret by the citizens
OF Wheeling. Charley Henning was
a we'll known and a much loved man
He had many OF the faults to which
men are prone. and he was his own
worst enemy. But he was also gen
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-16
PUT THE LOAN OVER

time being may forget about German notes. and
American replies.
The goes go until win the only kind OF
ITictory that lasting peace.
great Liberty Loan campaign the big thing to be con-
dered now Not to put Liberty Loan the top will be
sbad as defeat battle fields of France.
Our boys there have not failed
- We not fail them
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case, which will probably DO done tho
cnd of the week. Further developments
I'm the probe are promised. just as soon
MS the committee submits its report
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TWO-CENT TAX ON
ALL BANK CHECKS

.WhEIIIN'irtIN, pul, IA stump tax
"f tw" GEMS on all hnnls checks IL pro-
, ttl,d for III M amendment IN thu wnT
ruyrnue bill adopted ny the senate
flmauc- committed. which is revising tho
house draft.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-16
av WILLIAM T. MCPHERSON.

Copyright, 1918. New York Tribune Inc
Prince Max's offensive for cheap
and easy armistice has completely
failed. In his second letter to tho Ger
man chancellor. President wilson mas
clearly recognized the fact that ques-
rim, Of truce and q cessation OF hos;i!i-
ties should be dealt with by commanders
In the field and not by ministers ana
Diplomats n Ludendorff wants truce
he ought to 60. hat in hand. TO Mar
shall Foch and ascertain what he viii
have to pay for 1t. That Is war. For
such a concession there must be sub
stant!al Quio pro quo; and Foch Is
better qqualifled than anybody elso 10
Law down the conditions on which he
will suspend operations against budch-
dorff's battered and crunhllnE forces
What Germany wants Is TO be a.
lowed to evacuatc territory. whiio saw
ing her material and her armies. Nhat
Foch has In mind Is not only 10 re-
take the territory. but concurrently 10
destroy tho German military establish
mont. The second purpose is the more
important Of the two. The only choice
now open to the Germans from the
erous and kindly in all his dealings,
and to his friends and associates he
vas loyal to the core. Perhaps few
men we're better known in Wheeling,
certainly few were better loved. The
memory Of his kindly qualities will
long be cherished among a large
circle OF friends.
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UNCONDITIONAL
SURRENDER"

Unconditional surrender is the
slogan which scores Of patriotic news
papers over the United States have
negm to publish daily. The Intel
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-16
REPUBLICAN TICKET

r,oction Tueaday, November b. A9Ao'
For United stntes senasor'
DAVIS Et.KINS.
For ConGreas.
CHARLES ]. SCHUCk.
TOT state senate'
Jesse \. lIL0CH.
FOR nudge Of Criminal Court
ALAN II. ROBINSON.
For Housa OF Delegates.
H'M, r. OTTO.
HARRY e. WEISS.
II t'AMpRr.LI. RICHARDS
y, 4, WILLIAMS.
For County Commissioner.
j, &. DEAN,
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Bettering Conditions
At Camp Lee; Many
Arrests at Hopewe||

EIGilMnhl'. iUn. T. Military r'-
lice i"-ueh: continued. tn"ir raris IN
This section With II Wow 1" h tl"rIng
serial ,.,.!uir;I6,u.. FOR th.' ;,rni"rli"n e:
sudirr$ training II camp i."'. l"t"I.-
burg. Va. invent! mn W"r" arrested
II, ll"lcw. II. near Il" camp. riiarG"'l
with 'hootI"Gelnc.
In the meant iu... nearly Il ~v'rt n
persons vii" w"r" ruuuhr,! ur last night
IA two of Ei"Em"ndS lar@"St hotels
and In road HOUSES wrr" brought b,ruro
III" federal r"nrl h'r". Several Wit
Ia Sccur" whisky in Richmond and
that soldiers Nad obtained iniuNirantS
here
"If tho military authorities arc going
over tn" heads nf IN" civil authorities
N cleaning mp HIcbmnnd." said Federal
Judg" Wadd"!l. in calling the rases In
trial to-day. ~ IL tim" tn" civil off
GERS wax" up. ain going - hurry
eases through this court Thcr" hav"
h""n TO" many continuance IN IN" past
Tho situation has got /" h" met l"ci-
S!vrly now
Mayor .tinGIi" iSSu"d = statement to-
day. saying tHat Ih" raid here iasi night
followed n confer nc" h"'w"cu himscir
apd Major .E"n"rat t'arnswnrth. com.
mnndanI at Camp l.rr. Tho mayor ad-
d"d. however. that it" did not know III"
rad was I" take place last night.
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Americans in the Fray;
Enemy Repulsed at Cantigny
MILLION AMERICANS
FIGHTING IN FRANCE
SOON, ASSERTS BAKER

WEST rOINT. y. y. June I".--M"rr
than Il million American lighting mon
Will l." III service in France in thu
near future. declared Secretary "r War
Baker. in an address to-day /" III
graduates Of tho United States Military
Academy.
Surpl"mcnting his recent announce
n"ui in Washington. that tnltrd
States troops exceeding zoo. .nn0 III
number have dSombark"d IN french
soil. tn" Secretary told the cadets 1T Is
not unfair [" speculate that we VIII
Shortl: pas; tho million mark
General rcytnn e. March. chief of
staff. who made comncnc"mrnt day ,!r'
occasion OF his first Official visit 10 IN"
aradcrny. said that neither tho menace
of raiGing German submarines off IN"
Atlantic coast nor the territorial gains
Of III. ctcny on the wcsr"ru front VIII
affect Americas 7oh"y OF scnGEiE mon
to Franco as faS, as ships carry them.
Tn-Gay'S graduation was that Of the
class nt 1919. whose members were
time. the arSt since 1917 IL attain that
distinction. because Of the urgent de-
m;,nd in the army for trained officers.
Secretary Baker. who awarded The d.
plomaS TO tho graduates. told them th"y
were destined to have 4 part in leading
the armies "f tho nation I" Il VICTORIOUS
peace. "hftrr that" he said. "af officers
of tho regular army. you Will prepare.
not for war. but be ready for another
war if anybody wants to make il"
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WASHINGTON. June 1c.-ENplana-
ton b. Presiden, Wilson ;o-day that
his call for open diplomacy. made III AN
address 20 congress last January. meant
not public i:ScuSSl"n OF dclicate maj =
tcrs. bu: open. ahor"-board and 6I-.
plicit" publicity OF completed lnierna-
tional relations. resulted IN n" defeat
in the senate. hv ~ I" - %: senator
.Eor;,h's prornsal frc publ" consid"ra-
ton Of treaties.
Eciection Of the Eorah plan advanced
as a.. arac2dm.n :" II" nov Tui" pro-
posed by SENATOR Underwood "s .hH-
barna to linn. senate debate during 'h"
war. paved ti;. VA: FOR action ;"-:n"r-
row or IN. tnirr%ood resolution. .Nh
agreement 10 vote a: 1 O'Clock 'H'm"T-
row afternoon was rcacs''d.
President Wilson'S own interpretation
ot his op"n diplomacy d"ciara:!6n was
mad" known in T. memorandum I" SCI
retary Lansing. read 70 ;hc s"nat" by
Chairman Hitchcock. OF TIM foreign re-
lationS COMMITTEES The memorandum
was written March l.. after intr"d"c-
ton OF the Errah resolution. and was
made public aS result 1t til" a-Sn-
ment in the senate yes,s rGay over what
the presidents words meant
Senator Pogah insisted that the pres
idents statements in his address in
favor Of open negotiations were Sc plain
as 70 be Impossible OF misconstruction.
Nineteen Republicans and four Demo-
Gratis voted for adoption ~ tho amend-
mcnt. while faurteer. Republicans joined
thi-ty-s:x Democrats in rs rejection.
VIII, ihe Borah amendment uut Or
the way. argument WAS renewed "u the
Underwood Sotura rIlr dnSpit" accept
ance by the senator OF a substitute rulo
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Railroad Manager Is
Found Guilty; Unfair
Gar Supply Charged

CHARLESTON. juno 12.-Aftcr n
trial lasting seven days. I. n. Dye for
mcrly manager Of the Coal and Coke
Railroad WAS found guilty in federal
court here today Of illegal discrimina-
ton in The distribution of coal cars. \
motion 10 have the verdict set asd" vas
Immediately made by attorneys for tho
defense. 1t will be heard by judge
Keller tomorrow. The conviction carries
with it l. maximum penalty Of Il fine Of
$4,000.
II was charged that Dye. while man
ag.r nf the railroad. diverted cars L"
eastern owned coal ~TOmpanies with
which he had contracts.
Tho first conviction in The state under
the cSpi image act. providing for punish
ment Of persons who make either writ
ten or oral threats against III" life nf
the president Of tho United States. w;LS
made in federal cour. to-day. when Cal
Ballard was found guilty. under that ;ucI
Witnesses said that Ballard had "N-
pressed tho hope that if NJ ever entered
the army, hr wanted 20 be stationed as
q guard 1T the White House. wh"r" hc
could pick off that old rooster (tr"an-
ing tho p-esidcnt. Sentence will hn
pronounced by Judge Keller tomorrow.
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The New Plan.

WASHINGTON. June l2.-Stcady in
dustrial expansion. in the middle west
and south. through the placing OF war
orders with plants in those sections Tor
tho purpose OF relieving eastern railroad
congestion and labor shortage was secn
,n-dny III tho announcement Of a new
policy Of contract ALLEGATION by the war
industries hnard and the fuel and rail-
road administration. In tho transfer
al new orders and plants 10 the inland
districts. it was pointed out. no hard
ship will be worked Upon the eastern
"tcrtnn.
prevent further expansion was outlined
ns follows;
The New England states. eastern
southern New York. Pennsylvania as far
west aS Williamsport and Altoona. New
Jersey. Della ware and eastern Maryland,
exclusive Of Baltimore.
Tho aim of the war industries board.
which passes on the larger portion OF
,rc contracts OF the war and navy de-
partmcuts. and shipping board. accord
ing tn tho now policy. will be TO assign
contracts to sections where transporta-
ton will not ovcrtaN the railroads. de-
nude other essential industries or labor,
and whore new and less congcSicd ron;eS
10 south Atlantic and Gulf ports Will he
easily available. With n constant sup
ply Of coal as tho basis for the rapid
crnpIetio of all war work. ii is expect
cd a large portion ~: liz. new orders
will go To tho districts not far distant.
from tho coal supply. Thus in the
un;u!on nf officials the new policy will
mean an expansion "f war work plants
in western Pennsylvania. Ohio. Indians.
Illinois. West Virginia and other sec
tions Of the Mississippi valley and the
south. None vi tho districts. however
il was emphasized will hc So Hooded
with c9vnrnmrnt orders as 10 cause un-
natural industrial hOOinS.
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Ohio Delegations
To See M'Ad0O, With
Plea For the River

Special liSpa;'h L. TIL" Int; ilg"rc"r.
tlNilNNNTi. -. juno l@.--S'N"nt''"n
Of III" most .mr"rtani manufacturing
mariIat"S IN the NhIn valley haN" b""ii
named as Il r"lninlii'" /" - at one |"
Washington ana confer personally with
lniI"d States l;HilrnHi i'ir'rl"r W. q.
MCAd"" III regard I" t:hi" riV"" shipping
prNbl"uS ~ an effort /" get together.
President II u" rhami"r nf ''"n'
inrrrr L"k" Smith. ia iuSIru"imG this
cntcri" "f trade leaders. in'li"atrd ih@t
the United States government haI given
official IniimHti"n lh"i IA" lIln" had ar
rived for speedy action 81 far nS ''hiO
river Improvement IL concerned il" the
natl, - Gu:r"&. and Hll tin problems
cni;rrru"L ,"uld hc b"St' solved j.: BS-
sunHl contact NJ IL" na;iural rtiTlnl t"'.
tween IT." uhi" T:.i'"" I1'.r and TIL" gov
cTumc!t transportation heads. ID III"
river Chi" RIVER ,.t;Irs viii likely s"nd
d"lrrairS