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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-18

where they will und"rg-, Nh physical
examination for military service.
Misses Inca Huffman and Anna
r.Ssic o. his city srrnt Yesterday WITH
MoundHyl,r friends.
Fnc!l ecltn"r .: this city Sn"i'' sun
day with rriruds IN M"nnhsv!i'".
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
WAR DOES NOT AFFECT WEATHER
 SAYS BUREAU

Washington, Aug. 30.---'There Is nothing in it, says the United States Weather Bureau to repeated inquiries or any other weather conditions. There is popular fallacy that concus- sions, explosions, and the liberation of gases in the European conflicts is having an effect on the weather, not only over the battlefields, but else where on the globe; but it is only a fallacy, say the weather specialists of the United States Department of Az riculture, even though it has existed since the beginning of historic times. Before gunpowder was used, the an- cients had an idea that battles pro- duced rainfall which was caused by the clash of swords and the sweat of the fighters.
 Later, the same theory was trans ferred to the noise produced by mus | ketry and artillery; later still, to dust particels and smoke from burning powder, upon which the moisture in the air was supposed to be condensed and to fall as rain, and now to the gases freed by explosions, and fiber ated in the new chemical warfare. | These theories are not combated merely by other theories, but by ac- tual observations made officially by several of the belhgerent govern ments, and the net result of these careful observations is to refute the idea of any effect of war on weather.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
GENERAL BUSINESS CONDITIONS

Crop conditions are down a little in some spots from the very high level of month ago but considering that one of the most critical months of the season has passed, the outlook, on the whole, is quite as satisfactory as at the beginning of July. The winter wheat crop has been safely harvested, and the weather has been generally favor able to the other grains. Corn Is two or three weeks ahead of last year, and the present outlook is perhaps better than ever before at this date in the season. The oats crop has suffered from drought in some places but will be one of the largest on record. Texas Is dry and mainly on this account cot ton has lost ground more than any other crop during the month; 1t is down about 100000 bales in that time. Altogether, however, this still promises to be a great year for agri- culture.
 General trade Is all that could be desired, although held in check in some lines by inability to get goods Business is in very heavy volume, fig ures being inflated, of course by the high prices. The railroads are handling freight in fairly good shape Interest centers in coal production which is running a little ahead of last year but not enough to relieve anxiety about the supply next winter. The government boards continue to extend their authority over the industries, an6 the active control of unski1led labol distribution begins August 1st. Wages and prices are still rising, excep' where the latter are controlled by the government.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
ROLL OF HONOR SENT FROM THE
 FIGHTING FRONT

Washington, Aug. 30-Casualty lists furnished by the Commanding Gen eral of the American army and made public today contain 226 names divid- cd as follows: Killed in action, 101; missing in action, 23; wounded severe ly, 5S; died from accident and other causes 3; died of disease, 6; wounded, degree undetermined, 2S; died of wounds, 12.
 Connecticut names included are:-
 Killed in Action.
 yohn E. Serrey, Waterbury, Conn.
 Wounded Severely.
 Paul Kovacs, 166 Spruce street, Bridgeport.
 Newton E. Wedin, Ansonia, Conn.
 Missing in Action.
 Walter Lukazewick, Wallingford, Conn.
 Washington, Aug. 3O-Total casual ty lists of the Marine Corps made public up to date contain 2,971 names divided as follows: Deaths, 903; wounded, 1928; missing, 125; prison CTS, g.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
Hoover Commanders 60 Per Cent. of All
 Cold Storage Butter

New York, Aug. S0-Leading New York produce dealers yesterday were ordered by the Food Administration to reserve for Government use 60 per cent of all stocks of butter at their disposal. The order came by wire and amounted virtually to com mandeering of more than half the trade supply.
 1t was reported that deAiers will be paid one cent a pound profit by Uncle Sam.
 The message was addressed to the following dealers: Austin Nichols &. Co.,, Fox River Butter Co.,, Fitch Cornell & Co.,, Guide Bros, Kiffer Co.,, Petit & Reed, Bryan, Duvall Co.,, zimmer & Dunkak, Hunter, Walton & Co.
 This action on the part of the Food Board put more ginger in the market than has been noted for sev- eral weeks. It is believed that every pound reserved will be wanted. It is claimed that holders will be al- lowed 1 cent pound profit over &C., tual cost up to the time the stock will be taken.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
WOMAN WORKS AS CALKER.

A woman whose two sons are in the army has entered a shipyard as a calker, according to the announce ment made yesterday by the Depart ment of Labor. The woman Is Mrs. G. Underwood of Vancouver. Realiz- ing the nations great need of ships to supply the soldiers in France, Mrs. Underwood determined to do every thing in her power to make certain that her boys received all the guns, food, and clothing they needed. She made arrangements to enter a ship yard and took the place of calker.
 Mrs. Underwood has four calkers and directs their work efficiently. One day when they failed to appear she operated the calking machinery alone and did so well that she almost prov ed her assistants to be non-essential. Rather than take another chance the assistants appeared promptly every day thereafter
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
CARS TO BE TAKEN
 OFF ON SOME LINES

The usual change to winter runs In the trolley schedule will take place soon after Labor Day, but it has not yet been worked out, according to the manager, MT. Goodwin. Practically the only lines effected will be those running to Savin Rock and Ft. Trum- bull Beach. Nearly all the summer colonists out that way return to their homes after Labor Day, and the ne- cessity for so many cars does not ex- ist.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
PAY INCREASE FOR
 LOCAL DRAFT BOARDS

Washington, Aug. 30-Increased pay for the hardworking local draft boards has been authorized by Pro- vost Marshal General Crowder. Under an order, announced yesterday, mem- bers of all boards will receive from $50 to 500 a month the amount vary ing with the number of registrants on their rolls.
 Fifty dollars will be the minimum for members with 1000 registrants or less Heretofore the compensation has been 10 cents for each registrant which in many cases was a mere pit tance and not in keeping with the time devoted to the task.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
STOCK MARKET

New York, Aug. 9O-Opening: An advance of PA points in American Tobacco was the only unusual fea- ture at the steady but dull opening of todays stock market. A number of important issues, including United States Steel and transcontinental rail- roads, sold minus their quarterly div ridends, but first changes in those groups were confined to the smallest fractions. Equipments, shippings, coppers and other metals were dis posed to harden, but specialttes eased, Maxwell Motors losing a point.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
IN MERCHANT MARINE.

Boston, Mass, Aug. 3o-Today's list of men accepted by the United States Shipping Board, after final physical examination at Boston, for enroll ment on its Merchant Marine training ships included William Bateman Gill more, 415 North Washington avenue Bridgeport, Conn., Andrew Wiese Huck, 1887 East Main street, Bridge port, Conn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
First Autumn shoes walk in.

Women will greet these winning shoes with glad ness
 All have graceful appealing beauty. How smoothly and comfortably they fit! What trim effect they will add to ones Autumn attire! Fine gray kidskn with French heel of leather, that heel equipped with metal plate under top lift to prevent heel from running over-$9. Handsome gray kid with wing tip and military heel -$8
 Dark tan kid with laced top of handsome cloth wing Itip-$8.
 Tan calf laced shoe of extra comfort, broad toe and low flat heel, ,-$7.
 Black kid with top of gray coth leather French heel I-$65O
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
THE MEATH FER

New Haven. Aug. For Bridgeport and vicinity: Fair tonight and Saturday.
 The disturbance which was over Ontario yesterday morning moved in 8 sOutheasterIy direc- ton and is now central near tucket, Mass. It caused general rains during thel ast A hours in the eastern part of the Lake re- zion and New England. A tough of low pressure extending from Texas northeastward to upper Michigan is causing unsettled, showery weather in the middle and upper Mississippi valley and western portion of the Lake re- zion. Pleasant weather prevails this morning in the eastern dis tT,icts. Moderate temperature prevails in all the northern dis tricts.
 Conditions favor for this vi- clnity fair weather and not much change in temperature.
 The outlook for the late fruit an egetahle crop of Canada is reporte
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
Women s rich African or Cordovan stockings.

Quite the mostked and scarcest of silk stockings to day the handsome cordovan and African brown shades Not scarce herebut ready in plenty and of great at traction.
 Splendid silk, full-fashioned style,-$15O. Fine fiber silk with lisle top and foot,-75c. Nice and fine white black stockings of lise less and with splced heel,-37Nc. SCHOOL STOCKINGS for boys or girls good starmch ribbed cotton, black or white,-35c. BOYS SPECIAL school stockings of extra strength good heavy rit-35c and 5Oc.
 WHITE CASHMERE stockings for tiny children plenty! Have silk toe and heel -5Oc.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
DIED.
DIED. JACKSON-In this city, Aug. 29, 19

this city, Aug. 29, 1918. John Jackson.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, S73 Hallett street, on Saturday, Aug. 31. at 3:30 p. m.
 Interment Lakeview cemetery. Automobile cortege. a. BOSHEK-In this city, Aug. 29, 1918, Stanley, only son of Joseph and Mary Boshek, aged 2 months, 21 days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of the parents, 115 Smith street, on Satur- day, Aug. 31, at p. m.
 Interment St. MichaeFs cemetery Automobile cortege. as
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
SPANISH CABINET COUNCIL TO MEET
 THIS AFTERNOON

Madrid, Aug. 3O.---By The Associ- ated Press )---The cabinet council will meet at o'clock this afternoon. Ac- cording to the official explanation the meeting will be held to discuss eco homie problems and the budget, but it is the general belief that other inn portant questions will be brought for ward. Public opinion displays symp- toms of considerable excitement over the international situation.
 Count Romanones, minister of jus tice, declared there was no occasion for alarm. Other ministers are mak- ing great efforts to tranquilize the populace. Some of them declare par liament would have to be convened before any radical action could be taken.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30

Diplomatic relations between Spain and Germany have been strained for the last few weeks over the sinking of Spanish ships by German subma- rines. It is probable that "other inn portant questions" referred to in the foregoing dispatch is the failure of Germany to reply to Spain's recent proposal to take over German ships now interned in Spanish ports.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
Special pettiCOats
 at a dollar.

New attractive style made with deep pleated flounce and fitted elastic waistband.
 Good usrous sateen of splendid weight and frmness Purple and Kelly green and navy and Belgian and black Really worth $1. .50- $1
 Second
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
Speedy rackets lower priced !

If you want to speed up your tennis here are rackets to do it! lot of different sorts From most of the bestknown makers. Kinds that will appeal to experts. Other kinds for beginners. Here the old prices and the new Were $1O and SIP $8
 Were $8 to $9- $6
 Were $5 to $7- $375
 Were $2.5O to $3.5O- $225
 Were $1 and $125- 85c
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
Clothes-wringers with
 a long life.

No argument as to time and labor saved by good wringer. But be sure to choose good one. Some here are guaranteed for five years, some for three, others for one.
 Three different sorts-single board, reversible board bench style.
 Good one-year-guaranteed sort at $395-and from that to best of the Swear sort at $8.
 Fourth
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30

The outlook for the late fruit and vegetable crop of Canada is reported good.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
Girls boomers bring comfort.

For gym work at college, for in gym here aF home for school servceexceent servceable boomers Excellent blue serge-$350 Khaki of stout texture and nice weight-$2. White galatea, especially nice for wear with white
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
Crepe waists, extra S2.85.

Nimble fingers finished making these waists in new styles but few days ago!
 Now they ready for keen and critical folks at special price of $2.85 Crepe de chine and Georgette. New styles. Nicely made. Pretty models and varied. White and flesh and navy and black-S .S5
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30

Store hours:-S:s0 to daily except Saturday;
 then open till 3D. m.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
Much service yet from these white skirts

at special price Possibly dozen different sorts and styles and quail ties in the gathering. Lots and lots of time for wearing then-in fact the are good for home service all through the year. Plque and gabardine, were $2- $125 Fancy fabrics and piques were $4- $295 Fine gabardines and honeycomb stripes, were $5-
 $35O
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-08
"ME-AND-YOU" PLAN TO PASS ALONG INSPIR-
 ING WORDS

Miss Etta V. Leighton, civic secre- tary of the National Security League has started Me and You" lip to lip American propaganda. In this the plan is that for every Hun lie uttered there shall be spoken an American truth. The truths are embodied in slogans taken from President Wilson's speeches. Gen. Pershing's messages, and from literature sent out by the Committee on Public Information, the National Security League, and other organizations.
 Miss Leighton is also advising club women, teachers, and other groups to write the slogans on slips of paper and to inclose them in all letters sent to France and Italy, these slogans to be written in the language of the country for which they are intended, so that they can be handed to soldiers and civilians.
 We will smash the German line in France if you smash the Hun propa- ganda at home is quotation from Gen. Pershing." Francais! Tenez bon! Nous venons ct nous irons jusqu'au bout" is suggested as an inclosure for any soldiers letter to France
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-08
WHAT 10000 GIRLS OF
 THE CLASS OF 1918 ARE DOING IN CONSERVATION

The United States Government had the distinction of graduating larger Class Of 1918 than any school or col lege in the world when on June 1 the United States Food Administration is- sued from Washington, D. C., 10000 diplomas to college girls who had com pleted the food conservation courses.
 "The young women to whom diplo- mas were issued have been put in touch with the secretary of the volun- tary college workers of the Food Ad ministration in each State who will place them where their special train ing and aptitude will make their serv- ices most valuable" said Dean Olin Templin, head of the collegiate sec tion.
 In a letter recently received from the New York secretary, she said we are placing volunteers in the fol- lowing lines of service: Speakers in schools, womens organizations, church organizations, shop meetings, service to farm bureaus, disseminat- ing literature, volunteer bookkeeping for Food Administration work, writing articles for local newspapers and work ing with the Bureau of Publicity, aid ing the complaint division, the division of trade organizations, and the bureau of production.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-08
CATERPILLARS OF
 PLENTY

This year France can count on a harvest larger than any since 1913 That of England should be the great lest in the history of British agricul. ture Both have had such drains on their man power as were never known before. How have they done it? One answer lies in the American tractor.
 In England raiding Zeppelins have had a chance to stare down through the moonlight at what looked like batteries of howitzers moving en echelon across upland and meadow. They were howitzers which were kept moving day and night. Fine-fettled English women were the artillery driv- CTS and on thousand country estates those gang-plow howitzers were turn ing the sod within a dozen feet of the mansion door.
 In France they operated often en- ough within sight and sound of shell fire. And as they gave back the land by the thousand acres to wheat and barley and sugar beet, one ancient French peasant seeing line of them crawling through the dusk lifted up his hands and said, "V'la PAmerique! One would say caterpillars of plenty!"
 The First 1,500.
 NY. z~o ,,,1,1 ,,,sJ %o1J Jx~ ovo oS S1,, how many of those steel caterpillars of plenty England and France by this time possess But we know now how the first big shipment went over. At the end of 1917 our Food Administrat- ion decided to send 1,50O to France at once. A large order, and there was no cargo space for them.
 They were dashed to the decks of the Government naval transports. One huge freighter carried hundred. In cidentally the oal we went without last winter did it's good part in mov- ing them. They were known as the Morgenthau shipment, because it was from Mr. Henry Morgenthau, jr., that the original idea came. He went with them, accompanied by the needed fac tory experts and demonstrators. Once in France he started s kind of tractor school And the French department of agriculture had already arranged to do the rest.
 Lessons in France
 In every country that has known this war we have been learning that it is not good and not profitable for man to work alone. And the French Gov ernment had decided that the tractor should serve to prove it to France in the matter of land. Where a farmer possessed a great deal of land he was allowed to buy one outright. But the average French farm is of about IT acres; and for it's service 'tractor bat. teries' were organized much as we or ganize our thrashing gangs. They were manned for the most part by Ire formes," men who have been wounded and withdrawn from the line. Each battery of 10 machines had super intendent and buyer of supplies.
 In what had been No Mans Land dozen batteries could work together and they did But elsewhere in France they simply went from farm to farm
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-08

as our thrashers do. They plowed-- and often narrowed and planted-the whole farm in morning or an after noon. When it's owner had recovered he had the guarantee of harvest where without help or horses a few hours before he had had nothing at all And it had cost him far less than horses and plowman and their keep for weeks would have cost him Tn times of peace. These amazing battery blows from America had also been able to do something else. They had plow- ed to within 6 inches of his walls; and then turning they had plowed his fence corners by backing up. In a single day he had been taught lessons as to the value of team work and ma chinery both, that should last forever.
 We don't know how many tractors there are now in Frame, and we don't know what their full acreage will be. But if anticipations are met, between wheat and oats, potatoes and sugar beets. Frances food problem will come near to being solved. Of what has been done in England wS can speak at least little more accurately.
 Our Own Henry Again.
 It $ largely another case of Henry Ford. By 1917 there remained in British agriculture only 177,00O of mil itary age. The number of women workers had been increased by 24O,OO0 But there are very few women who can blow, and one message from the submarine was that in 1918 every available acre in British Isles must be put under cultivation. What was to be done about it? Use tractors said one Henry, of Detroit, offering all the patents and specifications for his own as starter.
 When it was found that there were difficulties in the way of manufactur- ing in England. he put on few thou sand more men and made it another job for Michigan. Delivery began in January, 1918. And according to the official reports of the British war cab inet at least 4,0OO were in sight for the spring.
 Did they arrive? And have some 5000 more of other makes arrived as per schedule? In one way we don't know that as no reports say nothing In another way we do. from the official crop forecasts as lately given out. Where many believed that Britain's acreage under war conditions must of necessity steadily diminish, England and Wales have been able to add 2,5OO,- 900, and Scotland and Ireland good 1.5OO,OOO more. Where in 1913 more than two-thirds of the British food SUD- ply had to be imported, the harvest of 1918 will see things through by pres ent indicators for at least the next nine months.
 The tractor is one more means of saving ship tonnage. The additional food they should in a year give to France alone could not be carried, 1t is calculated, in 400 large ships. Many more would be needed to carry the fcod they are giving England. It is as if every naval transport that bore them lashed upon it's decks had borne instead an entire fleet of loaded sister ships.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-08
FIRST M. 6. CHURCH,

Sunday church service at Il a. m.; and 7:30 p. m. Thursday prayer meet ?. m. First and Third Wednesday af- ternoon at 2:30 Ladies' Aid Society," c. M. Van Marter. Pastor.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-08
TO THE LADIES OF kErcHlkAN

TO THE LADIES OF KETcHlKAN
 I am now located in the rooms ad- joining the Hotel Stedman, where have a fine line of samples of the fa- nous Nu Bone Corsets. I am pre- pareu to take orders for fitting in your own homes. For appointment phone 122, or call at my rooms as above stated-adv If.
 MRS. T. R. NEEDHAM,
 General Manager for Alaska.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-08
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Low Mass at 8:30 a. m.: High Mass at 10:30 a. m.; Sunday School at 2:30 p. m.; Sunday vespers at 7:3O p. m.; Week Day Mass at a. m.-Rev Paul r. Kern. Pastor
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-08

LOST-Last Sunday Black Purse about eleven dollars, Chain with pen dant set with Opal. Finder keep mon- ey. Please return Chain to Miner Of fice.-adv.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-08

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms Clean and centrally located. Apply at this office-adv 2w
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-08

FOR SALE-A first class Regent Piano, terms-M tolerate, apply E. E. Sparhawk's Store.-adv If.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-08

Increase the worlds bread ration by growing more breadstuff and eat ing less.
Newark post., 1918-09-11
Nutrition Officers in
Camp and Cantonment

Nutrition officers are to be sta
toned in every National army cam
tonment and every National Guard
camp, as we'll as in every camp
where 10000 or more soldiers are
in training" says a writer in a
recent issue of Science. These Of
ficers are food specialists who be-
fore they joined the army as men,
bers of the division of food and
nutrition of the Medical Depart
ment were connected with colleges
and public bodies as chemists,
economists, food inspectors and ex-
perts in other specialized work re-
lating to food. Since October of
last year the division of food and
nutrition has been making surveys
of food conditions in the camps