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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-25
SIDE TALKS
Back to the Country.
BY RUTH CAMERON.

One Of the most wonderful things
about this age. II seems 10 mo. are tho
Increased facilities for decentralization.
the tendency OF tho last fifty years
has been toward Capitalization. People
have rushed hit" cities. They haT" herd
ed as closely together aS lo&$ih!"-~and
,hcn O little closer. / DO not know
whether statistics show that The tide
has turned back IL ;hn country, but
:cel surn that il will turn.
Why shouldn't ]? Wha; need 20 go to
rho city WHEN ihe city can be brought 10
the country?
steam Heat and Electric Lights.
Consider tho inmumcrabc country
towns IN watch these Two nriz" convent
c, COS OF modern city hom@s--s;cam heat
aid electric ligiItS--are almost as COM
n on as they are in tho city.
And consider tho number or country
homes that have bathroom and run
Ming hot and cold water nowadays.
Then OF course there are those blessed
s1acc GunhilaIorS-- the telephone and
the automobile. How they make mock
Of the long country roads that nnc"
kent people so Isolated that. because Of
their lonlness insanity was more COM
mon among farmers wives than any
other class.
That Great Power, The Printed Word.
Nor should we forget thCHt great
power for keeping the remotcst country
districts In step with the city. the print
cd word.
7 have a dear friend who lives in q
small country town. Sho Is one Of tho
most up 10 date and we'll Informed wo-
men I know And tho way she keeps
herself In step Is by reading thoroughly.
ono first class fashion and society re-
view. and one of the good city news
papers.
When you speak Of any artistic or lit
/ "rary development. Of any political con-
Gition. or of the ono absorbing topic Of
tho day she can discuss 1t far more in
tcllIgcntly than most nf her city sisters.
Sks has moro time to read than they.
Her life is less crowded and OF better
perspective
Culture nnd The City Not Twins.
Most Of us have fixed notion that
culture and the city are twins (becausn
their names begin with the same letter.
Yet many people who lIkn 10 live In the
city because of the opportunities take
4 librarian said to me tho other day.
"No think we couldn't live anywhere
but IN thc city. but when you come
right down to IT We get little out Of il.
We have to 20 a long distance /" our
work and we arc usually too tired al
night to go out again"
I almost wish l might live It hundred
years and soc If some OF tho problems Of
the world will not be solved by this
movement towards decentralization.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-25

The reason why Sluart's Calcium
Walters beautify the skin Is their
natural tendency to seek the sur
face.
The wonderful calcium sulhdH IS
one of the natural constituents OF the
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healthy. II enricheS the blood, InVig-
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smooth As velvet and refined to the
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creams. lotions. powders Il
blcachrS which merely hide for the
moment. Gel 5U-Cent box OF STU
arts Calcium Waters al any drug
store today.
And if yuu wish 10 give them trial
send tho coupon below.
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dav FOR Falru,nn, where they will enter

day for FalrmnnI. where they Will enter
tn. Normal school.
Mrs. Jacob s;ullth Vii" mas been con-
fined t. il-r hnuc on Thirty-sINth street
sikh .iturSS is slightly improved
Word has hccu received from Jay
Nn,gn,, popular young man VII" chi!"u'"
several months az" and Is now III san
.\utoni". tn tn: eject ;tIat ne cNpeSHs |"
sal! fuv England u"xt week
Frank puin,:ext.r III Mouu'tsville. WHO
uaS ir..u attrtIijng the University CT
Pittsburgh. has been n home Tor IN"
mast few weeks. due !" The death OF ms
father, AMI 1t Is not likely that he VIII
return TO school for the time being.
Miss Angela Jacohucc! III seventeenth
street will leave to-day TO spend sew.
,.ral days with relatives In st. Glars
willie.
Eugene Barney OF steubenville has re-
turned to this city after orlet WISH
with his parents.
Clarence Dawson, Jr. Of RlrerTleW'
is able 10 be about again after 4 shoF'
illness.
|. Miss Anna Null Of Elm Grove. who
is attending West Liberty state NorFn"I
school. will return this evening to spend
tho weekend with her parents.
Word has been received from Pierce
Marion. popular young man of the East
End, to the effect that Il: Is getting
along nicely in San. Antonio and expects
30 20 over there" soon.
Thomas Pearl, popular brakeman OF
thu: local Baltimore & Ohio railroad
continues To improve Ut his home lroin
IN operation performed n short timn ago
Word has b"cn received from John
Siru,np popular Young man Of the Sou!h
Side. to the effect that it is not ltHcl%
that he will receive his furlongh at TIE
present time. as he expected.
John Mch"u of Wood street Is able 20
!. h. about again after confinement II
several weeks. due Ia an injury sus-
.ainrd by falling on the icy walks.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-25
SAILOR CANpY n1PuA1

WASHINGTON. Jan. @4.-Discovcry
of impurities in candies supplied to can
teens Of navy supplies. caused an order
suspending the sale of candy to the RDsll
and also the purchase Of additional sup.
plies pending investigation -:
II was merely Stated that 'impurl-
ties" had been discovered In candy sold
10 the Officers and men and that-'whiie
chemical Investigation was determining
what the foreign substances were, no
more of the stuff would be sold and no
more would be bought for the supply.
So far as Is known this is the FIRST
action Of It's kind on a group Of reports
OF food poisoning by enemy plotters
which have ranged from breakfast FOODS
to canned goods and now finally 70,
candy. -
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Miss Alexander Hostess.

Miss Mary Alexander will entertain
this "v"ring ut her HON" in Warwnod IN
delightfully."- informal manner. The
members ct her club. and their husbands
and friends. Dancing Will 10 the favor
I'd pleasure and there Will Il" games Of Il
novel sort. and cards for th"s" so In
cliuch.
\ dainty hucfct luncheon will hr On
joyed in tn" late evening.
The guests will be:
McSsrS. and McSdnmcs:
c r. UadSell VIII Leach.
YIN, q. Mc(,luSkcy. lag. MrAlliHirr.
IT, Finn Allen.
p r Marshall VIM. J. CirmminS.
VIM. s. Travis. Allen Held
nr VIM. Cruise Russell Gates.
MrSdamrS:
Hurry Ruhlc. Leland nNvnrc.
Ell. ]. Larkin. Miss Georgia Hess
AtnSSrS:
C'hna Mrnkemallcr, William Hunter.
Euh,. Shepherd.
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GROUP AT MIDNIGHT; WELL IN
MORNING.

"a few nights ago one OF my patrons
had a small child taken with Group
about midnight" writes NJ. L. Davis.
Dearsville, w Va. They came to my
store and got a bottle Of Folcy's Honey
and Ter. Before morning The child
was entirely recovered. The fathers
name Is C.. e. Craven" Isn't it unwiSr
TO experiment with unknown cough
medicines when you can get the genu,
inc FoIey's Honey and Tar? Best for
coughs. colds. Group and la grippe,
Coleman G. Co.
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BANKRUPTCIES

S. 6. Shipman Of Elm Grove, conduct
ed n sawmill there, filed petition Of :.
bankruptcy with Z. s. Commissioner
George L. Boyd. His liabilities are ST.
7S7.05 and assets $3.50.
Another petition in bankruptcy was ).
filed by Columbus l. Cross. Of Smith
field. He formerly conducted Z black.
smith shop. He claims his liabilities
are $S35e2 and assets at 321S. .,--.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-25
CITY SCALE AWARD

The contract for big city scale to
be installed on the corner of Seven
teenth and Eoff streets was awarded to
the Fairbanks Scale company OF Pitts
burgh upon their bid OF $3.50. .'in
1t may be several months before thor
scale is completed for service and when
installed the big coal trucks will be req
auired to be weighed on the scales.
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Informal Pleasure

Members mf the Lpiics Hebrew Bene-
rnlrnt society. will enjoy deilEhttul
informal affair in tic parlors or the
I:nrf street temple on "Wednesday after
noon from . To o'clock. The guests
vii! be engaged in knitting. Addresses
will H.. delivered by Mrs. Ken Lowen-
@tcIn OF Cincinnati and Rabbi 4. Fl. Sill
yer, OF Cleveland, which will greatly add
10 the nrtcrnnonS pleasure. Light re-
fr,shIn"nIs will conclude the affair.
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MO PENNY PApERS

NEW YORK. Jan. o4.-The one cent
daily pn pcrs Of Greater New York, both
morning ana afternoon. Will advance
their price 10 Nv" cents beginning SIT
urday morning NEXT
The Evening Fest. now three cent
pup"r. announced that beginning next
Monday, il would lower its price 70 two
cents
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SOCIETY EVENTS
At PRESENT TINE
A FEW DELIGHTFUL INFORMAL
PARTIES ARE BEING
ENJOYED.
Coming Days Have In Store Several So
cial Pleasures Which Give Promise
of Being Important Afairs.
Old Friends.


We just Shak" hands ut meeting.
With many that GENE night:
We nod th. head in greeting
10 many that go by.
But VIC welcome through the gateway
Our few old friends and trur:
Then hearts leap UP and straiShtway
There's open house for ytlI.
Old friends.
Wlde-open house fUr you.
The surface will be sparkling,
Let but 4 sunbeam shine,
But in the deep Hes Ilarkl!nc
The true life. Of the vino.
The frolh is fer the many.
Tho wine Is for the few;
Unseen. uut"uchsd Of amy.
We keep the bcsr for you.
Old friends.
The very hrst tor you
Tho many" cannot know Va.
They only pace the strand
Where ~ uUr worst W. show us.
The waters thick with sanl:
Rut out beyond The lrHping
Dim surge tits CLEAR and blue"
And there. old friends. were keeping
A waiting calm for you.
old friends.
4 sacred calm for vO;I
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About People
Hovements OF ind'viduais 70
and From the City.
AT THE HOTELS

Starnm-rn,l calvert. Cameron: t. =.
McCaul-y and mother. .Fair.nout: 81. So
hada. Grafton; Stanley THORN. Jam
rrna.
Grand centra1--T. W. Shaw. clarks-
i',rg: j. y. Walsh. 'a:n-r',G: Y Martin.
.I"7xaEinwn: \ t.. King. Cameron: O. :.
Fitzgerald Warrington.
McLure-E. II. tiar1"ll. Huntington;
!. H. Rice. Sh!nnSt"n: y. +. Lowe
MrundSv!lle; MIR. and Mrs &. + Ritten-
i;ous... parkcrsaurg: \. =. Chrlic. Hunt
."Gtoa.
windsor-tiac. L. Taylor. Charleston.
a. =. Morgan. Huntingdon; ". F. Carl
;nr. Huntington.
Herbert S:ilwell. popula. young man
II MnunGsville. has returned to Camp
Lee. Va. after enjoying a brief tuElough
III. cues: % his parents.
Burn--To M ard Mrs. L. r. Wallace.
-: near Wo"dSdale. q son. yesterday.
VIM. "C;as" Mcconnell. student At Lin
ST., will leave Tomorrow for Pittsburgh.
where he will spend few days as the
guest o: Mr.. and RMS. Josph Burns.
l'roc. and Mrs. ". II. Hill ;Ind daugh-
;.r Miss J-SSica Nave. Will spend the
remainder % the Water AZ tho Mcclure.
Mrs. +. I. l'rinkard or virginia street.
IS confined IN. The Ohio Valley General
hospital
Miss Ev!yn rlrich w!ll Leave Monday
u enter EHtha3y college
Miss Nan Smith. Of South Penn Stret.
has been cuu:!..d 70 hrr home with III
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. 6. +; F'lanaagan. OF Elm
. ,;.ors were summoned to Huntington
Wednesday. en- account OF the illness OF
,h.!r son. NJ Charles Flanagan. Jr.who
has many friends here
Miss Ruth Carr and Miss Virginia Nc
,;-l::nha:.. % III Island. will leave Satur-
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nAnca Tonipbt

Tho Elite club will entertain with the
first ui n series nj dances at the Elks'
club This evening The Elite orchestra
viii play L program OF catchy airs, for
the CHESTS enjoyment.
The curnmitt'e in charge have ar
ranged for large crowd to be In atten-
dance
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For Miss Llue.

Mrs. J. II. otto entertained delight
fully ut her home nn South Penn street
last evening, complimentary I" M'S9
Virginia l.allc. It hriA"-"lrr:. Tn" carly
evening WAS spcuI in Knitting, and
dainty luncheon was served. y kitchen
shower WIS very interestingly r"ntur"1.
when the honor guest was the rcrip:"n'
Of many very useful articles.
The guests inc!u'ir'i
Misses
VIRGINIA Tnun Irene Miller.
Elizabeth Fletcher. MarEar"; F"Htr".
Ruth Inalcy, Nrllr PnffrnbaTEcr.
Ruth Barklcy.
MesdamcS:
J. T. Wcitzel Lee Council
Marie Scha"fer. Fred Brand.
David 4. McKee,
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Entertained Club.

Mlss \.li" Tann"hnn entertained 'Re
members ri The dido club III Tucad&!
evening q: her h"r:}' Oh the Island. TAa
.rour w:a Engaged in knitting aud an
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Home Economics Department.


The home economies department 4
the Woman's club will hold a meeting
Of delightful interest OF Friday. Feb
runry |. at Gao n'cl"ck. N Tho bail
room OF the Hotel Windsor
This m"ering. !nstond Of h"tnc con-
fined Ia club members alone. will he
open to oil the clubs IN th" city. AMI
Mrs. John r. Garden. president. "1trnd1
II cordial welcome To all. whom she has
hcrn unable to communicate with.
There will he two speakers of i'm
rnrtancr and unuSUa! interest on tho
program f" rthat afternoon. Mlas Elr-
GINA Foulkc of Huntington. we'll known
club woman. who is chairman of the
state scholastic fund nf the West Nir-
giuia state Fcdrratiuns NJ N'oman's
clubs. will talk on tn" War Stamp
Thrift" work and Mrs. Zen l.ow-nstrin.
national secretary OF Temple Sistc.-
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iSScS:

informal musical program was enloEe1
A dainty luncheon WAS served u lie LUZ
lowing guests:
Misses:
lean Clykcr. stella stump,
Bertha Noite Emily Shun.
Lucille Clark Mnry Patterson
Carulyuc Spring.
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Ladies' Social Club.

With Mrs Haven l.rhh as hostess III"
Ladies' Social Carroll rluh rmi"y"d a
worry plrasan; session yesterday hftHr-
noon. Som" few a. N" guests wore
hustrd with knitting. Will" cnrhS was
tho favored diversion. Dainty refresh
nents were enjoyed in the late after
noon The guests wnrn:
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Surprise Party.

hon,lS. nH cincinnati. g.. Will talk on
"WUmnn's Activities in War Times"
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Read The InteIlIaeneers great war:
serial, 1.-THE Confessions Of a GERMAN"
Deserter," starting Monday, January.
%, with IrstaIlments every day. 49,
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windsor-tis1. l.. Taylor. Charleston
a. &. Morgan. huntington: ". F. Carl
;nr. Huntington.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-03
U. S. TROOPS KILL
u MEX|CANS IN
BORDER BATTLE
Raiders Cross Rio Grande on
Hunt for Cattle and Fire
on Patrol Sent to
Guard Ranch.
BULLETIN.

Maria, Tex, March 2.-Twelve
Mexicans were killed and several were
wounded when band of 80 Mexicans
fired on American cavalry detachment
in command of Captain Kramer
Thomas.
The Mexicans opened fire while a
parley between the leader of the ban
dts and Captain Thomas was in prog
ress on the American bank of the
Grande near Sierra Alton south of
Sierra Blanca. -.e-
Private Mallack was cut on the face
by fragments of stone thrown by
Mexican bullets, but no other Ameri-
can was wounded.
The bandits had crossed the river,
raided A. P. Neighbor's ranch and
killed three cows. Captain Thomas
went to investigate. taking detach-
ment of cavalry.
The parley followed during which
the bandits unanswered for a flank
attack on the cavalry detachment, fir
ing as they rode. Captain Thomas
ordered his men to fire.
Twelve Mexicans fell dead. The re-
naming members of the band carried
off their wounded to the hills. The
fight was reported to Colonel George
T. Langhorne, who rushed reinforce
ments to the scene and prepared for
another clash at some point along the
border.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-03
CUT PASSENGER
TRAIN SERVICE ON
LINES IN WEST

Washington, March Passenger
train service in the west will be re-
duced one-third or more by a rear
rangement of schedules to be an
nounced shortly by Director General
McAdoo. ~
Scores of trains on competing lines
lleaving and arriving at terminals
about the same time will be elimi-
mated. Unnecessary trains on many
western lines are to be taken off and
the locomotives and crews used for
essential freight service.
There is no thought, however, of
making few western lines the prifl-
cipal passenger carriers, as contem-
plated in the east. Officials also
stated that the reduction in sched-
ules will not result in any serious iii-
convenience to passengers.
The curtailment which has been un-
der consideration for several weeks
by Gerrit Fort, passenger traffic di-
rector for the railroad administration,
will be effective from the Mississippi
river to the Pacific coast. In much of
this territory traffic is comparatively
light and by reduction of the NUM-
Der of trains railroad administration
officials believe they can save many
millions of dollars and still provide
ample facilities for all through travel
to the coast.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-03

TO RESIST INVADERS.
The bolsheviki are making strenu-
Gus preparations to meet the German
advance and Bremier Lenine is send
ing forth proclamations urging ali
Russians to save the revolution.
Moscow and the interior Of Russia
have declared against a separate
peace and the local councils in the
interior are making ready to resist
the invaders,
Belated dispatches from Petrograd
say the bolsheviki are destroying
strategic railways, bridges and roads
and are senuing large forces to the
fighting front.
The Germans are said to be within
80 miles of Fetrograd on the south
west and are approaching Oraha, on
the same meridian of longitude as
Petrograd and 800 miles west of
Moscow. Vitebsk, rs miles north Of
Oraha, also is threatened.
JAPAN AND SIBERIA.
No decision has yet been reached
as to Japanese Intervention in Si-
IBERIA. Negotiations between the al
lied governments are proceeding.
According to a London report,
, Japan has been requested. to do all
that is necessary to guard allied in
terests in the far east. This has not
been confirmed officially.
In the Ukraine the advance of the
Germans and Austrians, who now
have joined their ally in driving the
bolsheviki from the new republic,
goes on rapidly.
kiev, the capital, which has been in
bolshevik control, is in danger. vi
emma reports the surrender of TO-
600 Russians and the capture of much
war material and railway rolling
stock.
American soldiers on the firing line
in France have met the famous Ger
man shock troops" for the first time
and have outfought them. In two
sectors-northwest of Toul and along
the Chemin- des-Dames--the Germans
failed in attempts to penetrate the
positions held by the Americans.
On West Front.
The fight northwest of Toul result
ed in desperate hand-to-hand strug-
gle. The Germans reached the Amer
ican lines only to be driven back with
heavy losses. The dead were found
in the American trenches and many
enemy bodies were scattered over
No Mans land.
An American captain, West Point
graduate of 1917, was killed in a gal
liant exploit. When the Germans
reached the American positions he
led a party out in front OF the wire
entanglements and attacked the enc
my from the rear as they retreated.
The French in Champagne have
been hotly engaged with the Ger
mans. After being repulsed in at
tacks southwest of the Butte du Mes
nil, the enemy attacked again and OBJ
tanned a footing in part of the sector
from which he was driven by the
French more than two weeks ago and
which he has been trying to regain
since then. The artillery battle on
the Champagne front has been of
| great intensity.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-03
Johnny" LYNCH
IS 0USTED FROM
OFFICE BY Sears
District Judge Enters Order
After Denying Convicted
County Commissioners
Motion for New Trial.

"Johnny" Lynch, convicted county
commissioner, was ousted from Of
fee at o:20 a. m. by Judge Willis G.
Sears in district court after motion
by Lynch's attorney for a new trial
was denied.
The custer order was based upon
the verdict of guilty on all counts
returned by the jury in the custer suit
brought by Sheriff Clark. The courts
order ,recites that Lynch has been
found guilty of official corruption, op.
preston and nlaladministration in Of
flee" and declares his place upon the
Board of County Commissioners va
cant.
Lynch's application for permission
to file supersedeas bond, which
would allow him to hold office pend
ing an appeal to the supreme court,
also was denied. The custer order
takes effect Immediately. Lynch is no
longer county commissioner of Doug
las county.
Board is Notified.
A certified copy of the courts Or
der removing Lynch from office was
sent to Election Commissioner Moor
head with instructions to enter the
order on the election books. The
Board of County Commissioners will
be notified that vacancy exists in
that body.
Lynch's attorneys are given 40 days
in which to file bill of exceptions if
they desire to appeal from the order
of the court.
1--WE do not know whether we will
appeal or not" said J. A. c. Kennedy,
representing Lynch. THAT is ques-
ton Mr.. Lynch will decide. 1t is
possible we will advise him, but we
will want to study the question before
deciding what action to take"
The motion for new trial was
submitted to the court without argu-
ment and the ruling accepted without
comment on the part of the attorneys.
Attorneys Rose and Kennedy ap-
peated for Lynch and Howell and
Baker tor Sheriff LARK.
Lynch Pays Costs.
The custer judgment orders Lynch
to pay the court costs expended in
bringing the suit against him. This
does not include Sheriff Clark's at
torneys' fees, however.
"I don't feel like kicking a man
when he's down." said Sheriff Clark,
when notified the custer order had
been given. 'I acted in good faith in
Continued on Page Two, Column Four.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-03
CHARGE PLOT TO
DEFRAUD j. s. ON
ARMY CONTRACTS
AIIege Conspiracy Existed Be.
tween Chicago Agents and
Brigadier General Cruise
in Cloth Deal.

Chicago, March 2.-Plans have been
made to arraign Henry H. Lippert
and his son, Ralph, charged with con-
spiracy to defraud the government,
before United States Commissioner
Lewis F. Mason. ~.-
The Lipperts were arrested last
night following an earlier raid on
their offices under federal search
and seizure warrant. The Lipperts
have been agents here for firms maxi
ing cloth and blankets used by the
army.
Linked with the manufacturers
agents in the charges is the name
of Brigadier General Thomas Cruise,
U. S. A., now in Washington. In his
statement before Commissioner Ma
son asking for the warrant it was
charged by Captain Melvin B., Eric
son that General Cruise had admitted
to him in Washington that in Janu-
ary he had received $l,500 from the
elder Lippert and that an agreement
had been entered into by which Lip
pert was to pay him $500 a month.
A large number of papers were
taken possession of by the United
States marshals who conducted the
raid. Federal officials said in the
cursory examination of some Of the
papers number of officers in the
army, as we'll as men prominent in
public and business life, we're men,
toned.
Seed 1000 Letters.
1t was added that the mention OF
these names in letters and documents
did not necessarily connect the indi-
viduals with any illegal deals with
the Lipperts or General Cruise. No
estimate was given of the amount in
volved in the charges that the gov
ernment has been defrauded.
Among the papers sought by the
federal authorities and specified in
the warrants are:
Letter dated September |, 1916. to
Senator James Hamilton Lewis,
fCoptipued on Page Two, Column 0ne.t