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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16
MAD FINANCE !.
NEARLY WINS.
SIS a Week Telephone 0per.
ator in $4,000, ,OC0 Deal
Poses AS Marquis.

NEW YORK, Feb. I5.--How SIS
;; week telephone operator. posing az
His Excellency, the Marquis Edmond
Rousselot di Casti!Iot confidential
representative of His Majesty. King
Alfonso Mi Of SPAIN opened negou.
Ialions with the banking house of J. P.
Morgan and company. for loan OF
$50 100000 TO Spain and, by promising
that Spain would enter the war on the
side of the Entente allies, brought the
state department into the matter, was
revealed in the federal court here to-
day, when three indictments were re-
turned against Edmond Itousselot,
under the espionage act.
RouSsclot was pressing his plan for
the loan when chance caused his ar:
rest on another charge, and his castle
in Spain quickly toppled.
William Pierson Hamilton. Of the
Morgan house, was foreman Of the
grand jury which returned the indict-
|ments. and was familiar with the en-.
tire transaction because he was the
member Of the firm TO whom the mat.
ter was entrusted
When the subject Of the loan was
broached TO the bank by RousSelot,
who had been properly introduced by
". Ed. Stokes OF New York city, the
bank Immediately communicated witi
Secretary Lansing. who opposed the
loan to The Spanish government
through an individual, and suggested
that It. be taken up through the reg.
ular government channels. Rousselot
.objcctrd TO this method Of procedure.
InxplaininS that the loan was to be
made personally to King Alfonso. and
81 was because Of This secret arrange
ment he could, promise that Spain was
TO join the Entente allies.
The negotiations were still under
way, and MIR. Hamilton had the mat.
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OF UNION
REFUSES ORDER
BACK To WORK
Defiant Attitude Brings Re-
newed Demand From Ship
ping Boards Head.

NEW YORK, Feb. l5.-William
L. Hutcheson, president Of the
United Brotherhood OF Carpenters
aud Joiaers, declared late tonight
that he was powerless to order the
shipyards strikers back to work and
to enforce such an order. he assert
ed however, that 1t was his dostre
that all men return to work and
trust to the government to adjust
their long standing grievances"
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COAL GOING OUT.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Feb. Is
Several thousand hushcls nf coal went
out Of the kanaw:a today with the
rcwhoa, George Mathsou in charge.
The Chris Green. C:lurlcst on nIlipolis
packet. made ils first regular scheduled
trip today The gravel boats Mary Jane
and katherine arrived with tuws from
the Ohio river. Roth rivers mere arc
stationary.
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YALE MAN KILLED,

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Feb. ia
cnhlrcrnm icr"iy'I ~ Yale last night
sinr"I that F'ir"t Lieut.. Frank H:ownc
Turner II AZ Wi"nHa, Md. was killed
Ivy an ai:rlau~ fa.l in France on Fob
runrv T. TurH"r loft college before
his senior year ended. Joined the New
York naval militia and was transferred
To tho nytgti"n section of the signal
cnrpS
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LUMBERMEN MEET.

CLAEESRCRG. w. Va. Feb Ii
More than 100 delegates are hero. attend
Ing the annual convention of the Wnst
Virginia I.uimhcr * builders Supply
Dealers association. which opened TO-
day. Troublesome questions, arising
from war conditions. ar" being dis
cusSnd b. The dealers. joe Mitchell
Charrlc Of boston. editor Of, the Ma
tionnl Magazine. delivered an addr' SIS
before IN. convention tonight. Ses-
sion= will continue through Saturday
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Mrs Castle Frustrated.

NEW YORK. Feb. 15.-Fernon
Castle had national reputation as a
dancer. His home WAS here. Win MS
wife, also a graceful dancer. he ht'
tained great popularity several Years
ago as il teacher OF modern dances
When the war broke out both ot 'he
Castles became interested in war WORK
and Mr.. Castle took up aviation.
He was granted an aviatorS pilot H.
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THE wEATHEA
WASHINGTON, Feb. ls.-P,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Forecast;- (.
West VtrV1n1a- Cloudy Saturday; sun
day, probably snow, not much change In
temperature.
western Penusylvania-ra1r, contt1.
ned cold Saturday and probably Sunday.
oho-Plr Saturday; SandAy, proha-
bly, snow. =.
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German Who Took Photographs of
Important w. Va. Bridge Arrested

graphs in his pocket. They were
seized and developed by the police
and found to be pictures Of the
bridge taken at different angles.
The bridge is one Of the chief.
arteries for the shipment Of coal
70 the west from the Charleston
and kanaWha region and should
anything happen to damage II the
result wou!G have serious ef-
feet on the supply Of coal from
this region being shipped out.
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here today. He protested over his
arrest. claiming that he did not
know he was doing wrong and that
he should have been told so and he
would have deGsted.
Following his arrest by Chief Of
Pc'ice Grover Hite, Brandt said
that he came to the United States
in October. 1918, and that he has
been in Point Pleasant since Sep.
temter, 1917. When arrested he
still had the undeVeIoped photo
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POINT PLEASANT w. Va, Feb.
15.-Because he Was caught in the
act of taking pictures or the Kama
wha and Michigan railroad bridge
at Point Pleasant, Fokto h. G.
Brandt, an unnaturalized German,
is now confined in the Mason
county Jail at Point Pleasant. he
having been arrested while he was
in the act of taking photos Of the
bridge, according to word received
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CAMP LEE PETERSBURG Feb 5More soldiers departed today for
over there 1900 Sammes having left here during the past few Censorship
regulating did permit the the tact
sooner but b this time embment whence they will
leave for Europe. =.
In be op that left here were Wheeling and West Virginia boys
Of them When calls commissioned officers
made under orders leave for over there they vo
from So quietly was the
the the soldiers here that the have lett
departing bnt when left here and cheering and singing
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1,5CO Camp Lee Boys, Many.
From Wheeling and State,
Leave for The French Front

WITH CHEERS AND SONGS THE SOLDIER LADS GOT AWAY ON THE FIRST Of
JOURNEY THAT WILL END IN THE TRENCHES VRGlNANS VOL
UNTEER WIEN NONCOMS CALL FOR OVERSEAS RE-
CRUITS TROOPS NOW AT ENlBARKMENTS
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Germans in Observation-Disclosures; );
Aerial Attacks Repulsed By Americans

the Americans early to-
(Cnhd
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Special To The lntclliGcrccr
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THE WEATHER

Cloudy Saturday: probably snow SUM-
day.; not much change in temperature.
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New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Hitting qfp Twelve
GET Seharps
OTOR1NG people have plenty
V1 from Washington the

OTORNG plenty interest them the
from Washington the past three days The
definite
made In the earlier plans there
the present schedules of taxation nearly fair Of
of taxation systems
to being unpopular, entirely equabe
Inc plan OF III sales of
cent on trucks we'll enough Originally
reduction OF percentage There something be
about the from which the will
The for
objection can and ought to be made 1t tax based original list
price not at first planned the
The Ne" York State license
1h based horsepower this taxable
by formula The
mens that to make horsepower but which
the Automobile Manuac
and this
The of a car
to imagine There DID, which
high $4,000 when to-day
$Ioo instance the old Mateson
longer A
made
junk these Suppose
dollars Under the
cost the neghbohood of $50o0 about
paid the itself
Take
OF man who paid $500 for yarod of we'll known British
make That would probably have this country
nhbohood of more
than he actually for
making verv popu
lar its third before type
originally the making considerably
type To-day buy those $4,000
They heavy to popular or
of such the basis of the old price when
day wont bring deal better than originally
sold for.
cars the tax goes
through apparently
for rather than up good
make probably
the discourage
of stuff pretty well defeated by just the
will be brought about.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Magnetic Thrives on
Little Attention
and Less Oil
By William Fl. Stewart, .Jr.

Ordinarily the magnetic requires very
little attention. About seven parts
neglect and one part intelligent clean
ing and oiling are all that is necessary.
The following points should be helpful:
Keep the magnetic perfectly dry at
all times. using one drop of oil in each
bearing once a week, and cleaning dis
tributer. circuit brealler and collector
ring once month.
BY one drop of oil is meant Just one
drop Of oil-no more-not full squirt
Of oil from an oil can. The magnetic
must be kept dry, as moisture causes
it to miss explosions by short circuit
ing the distributor. The dust which
accumulates on the outside and inside
OF the distributor is prolific source
Of trouble, as it may easily become
bridge for the current and so produce
an annoying short circuit. Of course
any brushes that are worn out or
broken should be replaced Immediately.
Al the same time do not neglect the
circuit breaker, as the platinum points
become corroded by the incessant
rent passes with difficulty, or not at
all. This is easily remedied by passing
piece OF very line sandpaper between
the points, allowing them to spring to-
Gether 10 give the pressure necessary.
1t is not advisable for the novice to
use file, as there is danger Of filing
the points uneVenly.
1t might be we'll at the same time to
try the gap between the points to
81 El,
gauge provided by the manufacturer
on the side Of the magnetic wrench
should pass freely through the gap,
Just touching the sides gently. Then
remove the collector brush ard get q
good look at the collector ring. II it
has become covered with dirt, oil and
carbon dust these should be removed
with cloth dipped in gasolene or al
cohol.
If the magnetic fails to deliver cur
rent at any time the above points
should be gone over, as the most fire.
Quent causes of failure may be found
restored in its original strength it
Will be necessary to remove the mag
neto or at least to loosen it from the
driving shaft This should never be
attempted unless you are perfectly
sure of your ability to restore it prop
erly. But this is not as difficult as it
may seem.
Set No. cylinder on firing dead
centre, which means that the piston
must be at the top of it's movement
and both valves closed. This is best
obtained by watching the exhaust
valve of the last cylinder-No. 4 on a
4-cylinder engine or No. on g.
cylinder engine. Crank slowly, By
hand, watching the exhaust valve of
this last cylinder open and close. Be
fore it has entirely closed look for
dead centre mark on fywheel and put
it under pointer or in line with centre
of cylinder. Now mark the coupling
with a file or prick punch so that it
may be replaced exactly as it was.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
HopatcongRoute
Excellent Short rio
In New Jersey

Here IS a short tour, suggested by
the bureau of tours of the Automobile
Club Of America, which should be
found very enjoyable by New York
motorists, passing as it does through
many pretty towns in our neighboring
state and visiting number of lakes,
including Hopatcong and Pompton.
The routv leaves New York by the
Forty y-second Street ferry and con-
tinues through Hoboken and Jersey
City; thence northeast, across the
Hackensack and Passaic rivers, to
Belleville, Bloomfield and Montclair
continuing by way of Singac and Noun
tain View to Pompton and Pompton
Lake.
Charlotteburg is the next town on
our route, followed by Newfoundland
and Stockholm, to Franklin Furnace,
after which our course changes and
takes southeasterly direction The
road is through Ogdensburg and Sparta
10 Woodport, at the head of Lake
Hopatcong. continuing near this beau
tlful body of water through Hurd and
Arlington.
After Kenvil, turn cast and pass
through Dover and Rockaway. Shortly
alter the road turns south to Tabor
and Morris Plains to Morristown. one
OF New Jerseys most beautiful small
followed by Hanover, Livingston,
Pleasantdale, Orange and Newark The
run then Is south to Beleville again
and retraccs the outward route via
Jersey City and Hobolsen to New York
making total mileage OF 1870.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Motorists Have Cut Out
'One-Day Endurance Runs"

"Ncw York motorists seem to hay.
got over the idea that it is necessary
to ride hundred or more miles dsv
in order to say their trip was enjoy.
able says George Stowe. president O,
the New York Mitchell Company.
Rather now they are coming back
to the old family picnic idea. They
take their luncheon and the family
go off on a little jaunt TO some nice,
cool place in TIE country and there
spend the day.
For some years this custom wen.
out of fashion. largely, perhaps. be.
cause cities. towns and resorts every.
where made special efforts 10 cater
to the motorist. One brought back
tales of great things to eat, wonderful
scenery and treatment al some point
a hundred or more miles distant I'm.
mcdiately ali his friends made the trip
both tex see what was to be seen and
to convince themselves and their
friends that their car was capable Of
taking them there.
at was this last as much as any.
thing that caused many a hard DAYS
ride over roads good. bad and indifer
cnt, for few years back il was auits
the thing to talk about how far YOU
could motor day. Automobile rides
then were sort of one-day endurance
'uns.
"To-day every one knows that mo.
tor car is capable Of going most any.
where that the owner wishes and those
who have toured know how much en-.
iovment is to he had from a shor
ride into the country to some SHADY
g. O. fh"re to enjoy home cooked
luncheon"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Reports for Up State,
New England and the
Western Roads

Reports recently received at the
touring bureau of the American Auto
bile Association, at sol Fifth Avenue,
cover MANY of the principal trunk
routes in this and neighboring states.
New York State
The main route to Plattsburg and
the Adirondacks is all macadam and is
in very good condition at this time
Those who run to Albany via the west
side of the Hudson River will need to
take a short dctour between Athens
and Coxsackie, but this is all right
except in very wet weather. Some re-
pair work is in progress between
Poughkeepsie and Albany along the
road has not been closed and traffic
will not be impeded to any extent. Re
pair work is also in progress at diff
ferent points along the trunk lines
from Albany to Buffalo and occasional
short detours are necessary. In the
main, however, this road is in good
condition practically throughout.
The most direct route to Buffalo at
the present time is that via Bingham
ton, Elmira and Watkins. A detour is
still necessary between Goshen and
Chester, but this Is over direct roao
all the way.
The road between Windsor and
Ringhamton is also under construc-
ton, and motorists are advised to fol
low the alternate via Harpursville
over state macadam throughout.
Another rough stretch will be found
between Binghamton and Ow1go, but
with these exceptions the trunk route
is now in very good condition all the
way.
Tourists who are bound for Coopers-
town will find an excellent state road
all the way from Kingston through the
Catskills to Oneonta. A short stretch
Of two or three miles of rough road
will be found at Phmnicia, but this will
not cause any serious inconvenience.
Maine
The shore route between Portland
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Lishting-Up Time

Also observe position of distrihn.,.
arm in distributor, as it must alwsass
be in this position when No. / cyl;nSIss
is on firing dead centre. This ;s ;ss
tremely important, as the counlina Va
the driving shaft may be put back soa Va
rectly and still have the distrihnsva.,, WI,
wrongly set. If the high tension NJ.
to spark plugs have to be remorss reS
each one should be marked or taSc.s
so it may be replaced exactly in seso ~
former arrangement. -
The object of disconnecting the d,;.
shaft of the magnetic is to enable we
to spin the armature by hand and ~
look for spark. Turn slowly snS "
note if there is any drag on the arm.
ture just about the time the brears.
points separate. If there is no Dr.
the magnets are weak. Now see ;fs
spark comes from the collector r;ra
by resting a screwdriver on il sns
turning the armature rapidly. II Nv
spark jumps from screwdriver n.
magnetic should be returned to the sss
vice station.
The above procedure may seem con.
plicated, but if you 20 over it on.
with an experienced man you will n,s
have any trouble repeating it any tirs
YOU have to do it alone. Fortunatelv
for the driver the magnetic rarels
gives any trouble. but il is we'll =
know how TO take care of it in ca,.
any of its minor ills develop
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

anCe than d mere drive from one coast
TO another. Weather and road c0ndi-
lions not Of tho best, the truck came
along AT the rate of 200 miles n day.
This was done, as has been rccitcd, by
one driver only. With relays OF
drivers and with roads kept up TO the
state of efficiency that they should be.
the journey from coast to coast could
he made in even shorter time. The
military value OF this experimental
run is considerable.
Another remarkable thing about the
trip Was the performance OF the tires
In spite of poor roads and fast driv-
ing. there was Just one Duncture and
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Where Do the Roads Come In?


% of
Kchn of the Ways Committee,
vehicles What of
relevant luxury
the sales of automobiles luxury surely
the effect
already collect registration fee
worl anyway.
to be
not break under Poorly
good thing they do becausehen the
early shown
The animus the automobile
stiou beliefs
through
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Scenic Motorway Offers
Road Through New England

One of the popular trips through
New England, The Scenic Motorway
IS now issued for its fifth year, and ma!
be had of Henry MacNair, al y Ls''
Fortieth Street.
The edition has been rewritten sn'
rearraneed. with some new maps ana
text. Three routes are shown TO ihs
White Mountains. The first goes NA
the Berkshi1es and over the Mcha"A
Trail, then up through the Snnape'
Lake country to Profile House, JeHe',
son and Dixvillc Notch. The second
goes through the Cree Mountains -
Lake Dunmore and Burlington, ~nels
side trip is offered 10 Montreal. '"e'
by choice of two routes 10 the mosa..
tains OF New Hampshire The thEd :, :
the direct route through Sprlng"e'
"a Boston, then up the North SaoE.
TO Rye Beach and Portland and th'oHss
Maine to Bethel. where one maY =
direct to Jefferson or 10 DiXyille No'cn.
In making the return trip Il IS oni
necessary TO turn the pages baeAWS's
the directions being given both wa,
opposite the little maps which oecuP'
every other page.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

The National League for Woman's
Service has begun an emergency drive
for twenty ambulances to be used in
helping to take the convalescent and
wounded men from the returning
transports TO the hospitals. The sur
geon general of the United States
army has requested the motor corps of
the league to be ready by the middle
Of August with efficient women drivers
and ambulances to do this work.
Five cars with funds for their up
keep for one year already have been
given to the league The donors are
the Yale Club, the Cloak and Suit
Trade, the Hide and Leather Trade, The
Cloak, Suit and Skirt Industry and the
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Old Man Friction Is
An Unseen Passenger

mo matter what kind Of car you
drive. how many passengers it holds, or
where or when you drive, there's an
extra passenger along with you" says
a garage man.
It's Old Man Friction You can't see
nm, but You can notice the effect OF
his sly, damaging tactics. He runs I'D
your gasolene and repair bills, and
wears out your car lot Quicker as
long as he has his own way
"tNction must be eliminated by the
use OF a good lubricant, and | have
found the graphite lubricants manu-
factured by the Dixon Company most
effective. The selected fake graphite
in the grease forms an unusually long
wearing coating that keeps the meta
contact surfaces from the rasDinp
grind that wears away the narfs
Graphite is especially good for cars
used III travelling hilly country"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

tional Road all the way to Indianapolis
via Cumberland, Uniontown, Wheeling,
GAINESVILLE, Columbus and Dayton. The
road is mostly hardsurfaced EXCEPT
the stretch between Wheeling and
GAINESVILLE. Much road construction is
now in progress between those points
and there is one long and poor detour
between New Concord and GAINESVILLE
which is over twenty miles in length
In dry weather this is quite passable,
but should certainly be avoided after
heavy rams.
The best way to reach Chicago from
indianapolis is over the route via
Logansport and Valparaiso. This is
slightly longer than the more direct
route via Lafayette and Frankfort but
is preferable, as the latter has been
badly cut up by motor trucks.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

Silk and Allied Traues A standard
lzed ambulance with =. accommodation
for four stretchers and fifteen sitting
cases, as is shown here, has been
adopted by the corps. AS quickly as
the money is given for the ambulances
they are ordered from the factory, and
the five being made are nearly ready
now to be put into service
The Motor Corps of the National
League for Womans Service was the
nrst American women's motor corps.
It was organized in New York City in
March, 1917, and to-day has seventy
branches IN the United States The
staff Of officers includes Colonel Mary
Sharswood, Major Margaret Muser
and Lieutenant Estelle Wise. Each
corps is directly under the com
nand of captain, VINO appoints her
ileutenants and other officers. Captain
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

no other tire trouble In the more than
5000 miles Of driving. This puncture
was experienced when the car was on
its final lap, down in Pennsylvania.
The tires used were United States
Nobby Cords.
Full data of the trip, as regards
gasolene, mileage and oil consumption,
were kept by Mcnamara and these
facts will be available for the public
as soon as tabulatcd. They will be
given out by Harry J. Dc Bear, the
local Maxwell branch manager, who ar
ranged the reception for Mcnamara
when he closed his trip triumphant
ly yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
He Invented the Stanley Steamer

rTIE death of Stanley pioneer
IL the world of Stanley
mobile made originally twenty-five The early automobiles
this they
OF this
When the White
Stanley left the recently
the Doe market production
small thus far that practically the only American
ley The Stanley brothers
va
Steam the attractive thing the automobile
Flexibiy
have the call
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

D the Maxwell Military Ex-
,re-s. the fully loaded Maxwell truck,
vhich yesterday completed a San Fran
ciaco to New York run, driven every
mile Of the way by one man, Ray Nc
able in that Mcnamara left San Fran
cisco on July u at midnight, thus COW
eriug the coa@tto-ccast run in i6E
DAYS. The truck was loaded with lam,
taken from an Australian ship, which
will be delivered 10 pier here for
forwardinx 10 France.
There is vastly more TO the perform