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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
ONLY ONE CONFEDERATE
SOLDIER NOW LIVING
IN WHEELING PROPER

William r. Myrtle OF 1876 Alley II.
has tho distinction now Of being the
last surviving Confederate soldier living
il. Wheeling proper. \ decade ago thcrc
we're more than Il half dozen veterans
who fought under Lee and Jackson re-
siding in this city. Along In the Scr.
cnties there were more than 4 score OF
Confederate soldiers in! Wheeling. ana
for some years there wns camp nero.
Regular meetings were held. similar I"
the Holiday c. a. r. post at present.
But AS one by one Of the members JON
cd the army Of the majority. the camp
disbahded.
So far as can be ascertnined there arc
only four surviving boys who wore tnc
gray" living in the entire wheeling o's.
trict Or. william A. Cracraf. ST., OF
Elm Grove; another veteran resides Al
Martins Ferry and another at Benwood.
There is only one left in Wheeling prop
or. There arc perhaps fewer surviving
Confederate veterans in Wheeling than
in any city its size in the niddlc Statcs.
There are about thirty IN Huntington
and prhnpS q dozen ut Charleston;
There arc more than hundrcd tnloh
veterans in this community. nut 'ach
yoar secs the number being rapidly &c
nIcted Mr.. Myrtle. the last OF Lee
ncn in this city, fought throuSnout the
four wears war between the states:
I;non tho surrender Of Lee he returncd
home here in 1856. and has since Follow
I'd his occupation OF a carpenter. nc
,s now moro than IS years old. but en-
lows good health and work steadily.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
G. A. R. ELECT OFFICERS
AND INDORSE MEMORIAL

J. ". Holiday G. \. r. post, at the
regular :,AntuS Saturday night. elected
officers fnr the ensuing year. who VIII
assume their duties beginning JANUARY
/ Thu. conm.ttccS appointed Ia CO.
nnoratr with the other committees ana
meet with them on January |, IN plan
ming 10 build tho structure.
POS, officers elected wore. Cnnman-
,,c- ,;.v--e. :. Simpson. senior vic" com
,ra,i.!.r Jacob Unn'cker: junior VICE
..ornna.udcG. owen Suti'v'tn: puart"r'naS-
;,r " r. Grafton. cha plaza. Henry Feb
l.r; surgeon. Samuel welsh: officer -
til., day. =. +. Mckinley: officer "i ;hs
guard. ilouxo Reed. and ,."l"" h"ar"r. :.
Lennon. Alonzu Fer: "as >'.l"ci"d As
= rnc.ub"r OF tn" council q: adGnnlStra-
tI"r.
I,.l.cS,tcs 20 th' stat" convention w"r"
selected as t!iinwS l.. aida hiugh. ii. :.
Greer: Ai"uzo Red and t;""rG" Doll.
.\lt.ru:t"S j. Nr.Ada!ns. i. l.: M"tc"",
owen Sullivan and j. X. TaiHrrt.
The SOLDIERS In.'n"r:al c"fniH;tt"" -
composed ~ IA" following members:
Thomas Y. Salisbury. Samuel W.!"!t and
T. t.llwGoG Hughes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
MOTHER ASSAULTED BY HER SON
: ISM HOSPITAL AND MAY DIE
aeEn LADY FOUND BY POLICE LIZ
ING IN ROOM WITH ARMS
SRoHN AND RIBS
FEACTUEED.
Police Are on Hun. Of the Son. Whom It
Is Alleged Committed
The Deed.

Several city detectives w"r" at
tractc6 10 house AZ No. IL tish'h
street last night about 10 O'Clock ny
roans and upon Investigating they
found lying therein Mrs. Mary Erac&'
an aged lady.
She WAS unconscious and was ruSh"G
>, ,hc Ohio Valley GENERAL hospital
where il was found that she was suffer,
inS from w" fractured arms. S"'stAt
frarturrd ribs and also from numerous
bruises and other bumps.
II is alleged that she was mistreat'o
hy hcr son and that w!rcu n" came a"ne
in an intoxicated condition and WAS rep
rimanded for it b. his mother that ne
assaulted her unm"rcItu'!E ana i''' "''
lying at the point OF death.
Tho members OF the police department
s1src on the hunt of the son and 1t is IKE
" that he will be- arrested before many
hours. The ncighbors are aroused ana
should the son b" captured Il IS likely
that it would go hard with h'm' as th'S
are benz on seeing that he is punished
TO the full extent Of The law.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
NEWS BRIEFS

River Road opcn--Thc river road
north Of Tn" city which has been under
going repairs for some time. has finally
been opened and Is ono of the best picc-
eS nf highway in the local district
The Street Railway companies. who
have been unable to secure anthracite
ar hard coal. since III" war started, for
he purpose Of heating their cars. have
finally secured enough TO keep the cars
warm during tho winter months.
It will be but short time until the
citizens of III" Elm Grove district learn
whether or not they are to pay The sum
ri IL cents To- that town from this city,
'hS H 0gtcnm% being awaited with interest.
municipal Elections will he held in
IN" out tn" pike district within tho near
future and tho candidates arc getting
busy. There nrc Il number of interest
ing contests.
Ia the roadway over Fulton hill worked
all day yesterday in an effort 10 hustle
he work through and il is progressing
nicely. With good weather prevailing
IL rs hoped to complete the work within
The city streets are IN bad shape at
springs arc reported as n result by tho
owners Of cars. RcpuirS nf n minor ma
turc arc hrinE made in several places.
--lc" rr"'lm is going up in-pricc and
eight cents each ~ not uncommon for
H." cream cones now. with tho outlook
bright for continued high prices in that
line.
Tho Salvation Army is out with tho
and dimes for III" assistance Of tho
needy on Christ mas day. II is q needy
cause and much good work is always
done by The members of tn" army hero.
Many soldier boys arrived in the
city Yesterday. the majority OF whom
carried an honorary discharge in their
pockets from service. To-day Il large
delegation will arrive from Camp Shcr-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
WELL,DONTB Be
peonle Notice 1t. Drive Them
of with DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

AninnIy face will not embarrass you
much longer if you get package OF
DR.: Edwards Olive Tablets The sk1n
should begin to clear after you nave
taken the tablets a few nights.
Cleanse the blood, bowels and liver
with DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets the
successful substitute for calomel; there's
no sickness or pain after taking them:
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets do that
which calomel does, and just as e1ec,
lively, but their action is gentle and
safe instead of severe and irritating.
No one who takes Olive Tablets IS
ever cursed with "a dark brown taste"
a bad breath, dull listless, mo good.
feeling, constipation, torpid liver, bad
disposition or pimply face.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arc a
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil; you will know them BY their
olive color. s--~1z-r...E'----
DR.. Edwards spent years among pa:
tients afflicted with liver and bowel
complaints, and Olive Tablets are the
immensely effective result
Take one or two nightly for week.
See how much better you feel and look.
lOc and 25c per box All druggists
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
BOY
KILLED BY 4
HEAVY TRUCK

Harold the 12-ycar-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. George Stoncburnrr OF Thirty
third street Rcllairc was Instantly kill
ed about 4:%0 o'clock yesterday after
noon when he attempted to board an
auto truck near tho Mt. Calvary ccmc-
terry. west OF Bellalrc.
The lad. IN company wi h n friend.
was walking along the road when tho
large auto truck owned by T. Nathu-
way. and driven by Jess Crow. approach
cd. II. ran alongside Of the truck AMI
attempted TO mount the side step. Ills
foot caught in tn" chain and he was
thrown TO the ground. His skull was
fractured and his neck broken.
The driver of the auto knew nothing
of the accident until he arrived in Bel
lalTc. The remains were removed TO lie
Grafton morguc and prepared for huria'
Coroner j. K. Wyatt conducted an in
vcstigation and. from the testimony :r-
cured, said the lads death was purely
accidental.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
AUTO STRIKES POLE;
TWO BADLY INJURED
william Caldwell and Miss Ethel Gard
uer In Ohio Valley General
Hospital.

William Caldwell. Of North Wheeling,
is IN the Ohio Valley General hospital
suffering with several broken ribs and
serious bruises about the body as re-
suit Of his automobile striking tcle-
graph pole At Echo Point. =
Miss Ethel Gardner. who was with
him. was also seriously hurt about the
head and body. She was unconscious
Tor about an hour after the accident.
which occurred shortly before Il o'clock
last night. The machine was wrecked.
Il was reported that MIR. Caldwell lost
control OF the car 1t could not BE- de-
tcrminrd carly this morning if he has
suffered internal injuries. The couple
was attended hy Or. Frank LeMoyne
Hupp.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
MRS. EMMA BRITT
Tell How vinol Creates Strength For
Tired, nervous Housekeepers.

Tcxarkana, TcXas--'I keep house and
vas weak. rundown and nervous. back
achrt a good deal 81 Iii" time. :" II was
hard Ia take care of my chickens and Il"
NV wnrk-EinuI has restored my
St,.,ngth. and my nervousness has gone,
So I can do my work as we'll as ever. -
Mrs. Emma irlu
There j. III, secret about NiunI.-~ll
ov,s lis success in such eases I" beef
and cod liver p"pl"ncS: iron and nhr-
t,ancSc prpjuna'"S and ely"rrnph"SpatH
tho oldest aud most famous body hulih-
inr and strength creating tonnes. w"
recommend Sinnl.
Uucr-Di.vi$ Drug TO-. Wheeling Nin"l
is sold in Bridgeport. OH" by th" Dent
Pharmacy. and druggists everywhere,
=. S--Stcn scratching. ont SaN"l Salte
stops itching. We guarantee IT.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
DANIELS STORY Of THE NAVy'S
WAR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE WAR

bare chcstcd, shouting their battle cry
Of E-e-c-c-c-c y-a-a-h-h-h yip. charged
straight into the nlurdcrouS fire from
this guns. and won Out OF the nutnh3
that charged. in more than ono III
stance only ono would reach the strong
hold. There. with his bayonct rs MS
only weapon. ho would either kill or CAY"
turc the defenders Of tho nest. and tnch
swinging the gun about in it's Pos't'oh'
turn 1t against tho remaining German
positions in the forest.
I'm all tho history nf the marin" CORPS
there is no such hattie As that in hci-
lcau Wood. The hcroism and d"1scu-
ness of that battle are unparailcica'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
Queen Wins Verdict for
100000 in Oil Suit

ATLANTIC CITY. y. J.. Dec. S.,-The
jury in til. suit brought by Emmett
Queen Of New York against Edward II.
.IcnninGs Of Pittsburgh for tn" rccov-
cry 1910. ono claimed In be due him
for services H.. selling oil wells former
Is owned by Jennings. returned Il YER
dict today allowing tho plaintiff 30
cents on cnch share Of stock sold by
him. Counsel for Jennings said tho vcr-
die, would not Qurcn about 100000.
hut that il would hr appealed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
NEW DRYING PROCESS
ADDS TO THE WORLDS
FUTURE FOOD SUPPLY

NEW YORK. Dec S.--.A new drying
process. by which meats and fish can be
kept indefinitely and then restored ~
their former state OF freshness by the
application of water. and which. it Is
believed. will increase the worlds meat
shipping capacity moro than twelve
times BY doing away with the need for
refrigeration. has been perfected in thC.
chemical engineering laboratories at Co.
lumbia University, it was announced to-
night.
BY the process. II was asserted. All
bone. waste fat and connective tissL'
arc removed from the meat or fish TO b.
treated. leaving 100 per cent food. IT,.
meat is then cut into cubes. or. in tn
case Of beef. into steaks. placed in a
vacuum and subjected to period OF
drying at n relatively low temperature
No other treatment is necessary.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
Schwab Returns to
Bethlehem MANAGEMENT

NEW YORK. bee. s.--Charirs NJ,
Schwab whose resignation az director
general Of tn. emergency fleet corpora
to-. was accepted by President Wilson
yesterday III u wireless message. will
return Immediately Ia active particlra-
tinn in tho management Of the Bcthlc-
hem steel Company. he announced at his
home h"rr tonight.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
UNREOUITTED LOVE
RESULTS IN Staying

snecial DISPATCH 10 The, Intelligencer.
FAIRMONT. W. Va. Dec. S.-Cnrc-
Quilted love on the part Of Mrs. Rosie
Galahish pretty young italian woman.
Tor January Mike. italian "Rcau Brum-
mel" Of Monogah. led "a tragedy toniSnt.
January begged the woman 70 rl"pH
with him. She refused and he threaten
cd to mar her beauty with his stiilctto.
She drew a revolver. firing f6uf um me-.
bullets entering his face and head XIII
c1ir hut could fire only ono shot. II
going wild. After arrest the woman
calmly told officers the details OF The
flair
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
Bank Cashier ConfesSes
Completely in Robbery

PITTSBURGH, Dec. S.--Policc offici:
ais announced tonight that after sever
al hours of sweating" Frank Pctronc.
acting cashier Of the l'ridGcvillc First
National Bank. had confessed OK plainins
fully how and by whom plans for tho
sensational robbery Of the institution
last Friday morning had hccn laid.
It. is now assured that NOT moro than
$4,000 was taken and of this amount
half was recovered in Eunt ut the
home OF Pctronc's aunt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
BOLD HOLD-UP.

;FAIRMONT w. Va. Dee. S.-TWo
white men armed with rcvolvcr.. after
engaging in battle with tho cook ut n
railroad camp below. tho city. in which
one man had his hand almost severed
with a butcher knife. held up Jack Oar
rel IN u city street. rnbhinE him OF
gold watch and money. Tho highway
mon then escaped. pursued by policemen
and city motorcycle officers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
HORSES DIE WHEN
LARGE BARN BURNS
TWO Horses, Cow and Feed and Farm
Implements GO UP In Smoke.

\ large barn owced by Ja4lss Davis.
located in the upper end Of Patterson.
Elm Grove was totally; destroyed by ilr"
about II O'Clock last night. the origin
of tho fire being unknown.
The entire contents OF the barn, IN
clud;n- two horses, Il cow. farm lmple-
rnentS and a lot Of fe"'! waS DESTROYED IN
rhc fire. TIL. Elm Grove. EdEwond and
Woodsdalc fire departments were soon
upon the scene and kept the blaze from
spreading 70 adjoining property.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
MANY GERMANS In
CHINA INTERNED

uondon, Times Cable. Copyright. 1915.
hy Public Ledger Company.
PEKISG. Dec. S. Doubtless antici-
Mating further Allied representations
the Chinese government suddenly COM
menccd intcrnmrnt nj Germans on big
scale. and 20 large temples on the west
crn hills near Picking arc being fitted
ur 70. their reception. In tho last few
DAYS prominent Germans have bsen In
termed. and others will be interncd rs
fast MS the temples arc equipped
Women and children are accompanying
their male. relatives voluntarily.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
ExPEL GERMAN DIPLOMAT.

T'NItTS, Dec. S.-I1N I.THHTtc VOUHE
prints n dispatch from Madrid saying
that tho :.cw Spanish premier. Count
Romanoncs. intends TO cNral the Ger
man ar:,ha ssador. Prince Ratihor., and
also several members % tho German rnl-
bassy. who have been VIGOROUSLY en-
gagged in spying anu supporting the
nnti-tlynaStir agitation.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
PENNsY1YAN1AN HoroRED,

TNRiS. FridaN: Doc. b.--WnIter i.
Shaffcr OF DAuphn. Pa. who had hccn
a prisoner in Germany since October =.
whom his dirplanc was shot down. has
arrived in Paris. Shaffer was \ NOM
hcr OF the. Lafayette Escadrillc. He
has been ava ded the CroiX dc Gucrrc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
SEVEN AMERICANS
LOSE, THEIR LIVES

PARIS. Doc S.--On" officer and SIX
mon ,f tin. .ttueric:tt destroyer inr'iS-
dali. ucr.. drowned Saturday whom At
t.,np,.u:; - r.j"iu their ship. according
to i flavas dispatch from TanSl:r.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-11-29
HEAVY MEAT EATERS
HAVE SLOW KIDNEYS
Eat less meat If you feel Backachy or
have bladder trouble-Take
glass Of SaltA

No man or woman who eats meat regJi.
larly can make mistake by flushing the
kidneys occasionally, says a well-known
authority. Meat forms uric acid which
excites the kidneys, they become over
worked from the strain, get sluggish and
fail to filter the waste and poisons from
the blood, then we get sick. Nearly all
rheumatism, headaches, liver trouble,
nervousness, dizziness, sleeplessness and
urinary disorders come from sluggish
kidneys.
The moment you feel a dull ache in the
Kidneys or your back hurts or IL the
urine is cloudy, offensive, full of sedi-
ment, irregular Of passage or attended by
sensation of scalding, stop eating meat
and get about four ounces Of Jad
Salts from any pharmacy; take o
tablespoonful in glass of water before
breakfast and in few days your kidneys
will act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon juice,
combined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to flush and stimulate
the Kidneys, also to neutralize the acids
in urine 30 it no longer causes irritation,
thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and csunot
injure; makes a delightful effervescent
Whitewater drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep the
kidneys clean and active and the blood
pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney
complications.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-11-29
CHAPLAIN DIES OF WOUNDS
Fatally Injured While Going to Rescue
of Two Men Who Had Been
Gassed.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Rev. M. Wilson
Keith, chaplain of the One Hundred
and Eleventh infantry, died in France
Of wounds received while he was res
cuing two Of his "boys," according to
letters received here. The action In
which the clergyman received his
death wounds was after the repulse Of
q German attack. According to his
custom Reverend Keith was In the
trench distributing chocolate and Gig
arettes. When the soldiers leaped out
to attack the Germans difficulty was
experienced in keeping the chaplain
from going along. Two of the boys
did not come back, after the Huns
had been repulsed. Gas had left them
helpless in mo Mans Land" When
volunteers went out for them the chap
lain went along. 1t was while engaged
In this work that he was wounded.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-11-29
MEETS HIS SON IN TRENCH
Ohio Father Enllsts Ito Be Near His
Soldier Boy and Joins Him
Overseas.

Toledo, O.-News of the reunion Of
father and son in q front-line trench
In northern France reached Mrs. Oscar
Smith this week.
Lonnie Smith, seventeen years Of
age, enlisted more than six months
ago and was sent overseas. His IA
Their, Oscar Smith, thirty-eight, who
is a veteran of the Spanish-American
war, worried over the absence of his
son and enlisted in the hope that he
could be near him.
He asked to be put in the same d.
vision with his son. Lonnie Smith had
no knowledge of his fathers enlist
ment until they met in front-llne
trenches.
Mrs. Smith Is engaged in Red Cross
work in the Toledo chapter and Is
keeping her remaining three children
In school until her husband and son
return.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-11-29
AFRAID OF ICE CREAM
French Children Taste New Dish
and Cry, ut Is Hot"
But Young France Soon Learns to Like
It and Hangs About American
Camps.

Paris.-Ice cream is new dish
to the inhabitants Of France.
Some Of the big city jewellers may
have had a passing acquaintance with
1t, but the rural folk and those In the
villages saw their first Ice cream made
In the American army camps.
Many of the permanent American
camps In the service of supplies have
made Ice cream regular feature, the
regimental canteens turning out the
frozen delicacy for several hundred
men.
The introduction Of ice cream to
the French peasant children has been
productive of much amusement to the
American troops. The youngsters think
1t Is hot.
One of the men of an engineer regi-
ment took mess kit full of ice cream
to a French farmhouse. One of the
small boys took big teaspoonful. A
look of panied amaZement came over
his face, and, emptying his mouth Of
the frozen cream, he ran screaming
skirts crying: "Chaud! Chaud ~
,(Hot HotD
The other children who had watched
rather horror-stricken the fate of the
first became convinced that the ice
cream was some sort Of a white fire
and they would have nothing to do
with 1t. The mother had to eat virtu-
ally all of the cream in order to in
duce them that it was cold rather
than hot and that when not taken too
fast was good to eat. Eventually, the
children ate the last Of the dish. But
they partook of 1t gingerly, evidently
greatly mystified that anything which
first seemed hot then cold could be
good to eat.
But In time the kids got to liking
ice cream and they became as great a
nuisance around the camps asking for
ice cream as they had been before
in seeking chewing gum.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-11-29
WHEN ALSACE COMES BACK
Of Strassburg Gets Request
Of $641.43.

Philadelphia.-The minister Of war
In Paris has $641.43 from the estate
of patriotic Philadelphia Frenchman,
who died 20 years ago, to be paid to
the first French soldier who plants the
French flag on the walls of the city of
Strassburg, Alsace.
This bequest was made by Jacques
c. Aschbacher, who was contractor
and also secretary Of the French As
ISOLATION of Philadelphia. He died in
July, 1898, and in his will now on file
at the city hall, he directed that 5000
be given to the first French soldier
who carried out the feat in the next
war.
The money was turned over the
French minister of war and now
amounts to over $500 by reason Of the
accumulative interest.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-11-29

surely proved to be. / feel better and
stronger in every way since taking it,
and the annoying symptoms have disap-
peared. - Mrs, M. Golden, 925 Ma
poleon St., Fremont, Ohio.
Such annoying symptoms as heat
flashes, nervousness, backache, head
ache, irritability and "the blues, may
be speedily overcome and the system
restored to normal conditions by this
famous root and herb remedy Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If any complications present them
selves write the Pinkham Medicine Co. +,
Lynn, Mass, for suggestions how to
overcome them. The result of forty
years experience is at your service and
your letter held in strict confidence.