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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
CONSIGNEES ASKED TO
MOVE GOODS QUICKLY

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Feb. 3.-"By
direction Of Regional Director A. H.
Smith. the railroads request that con-
signces arrange 10 have their rcceiv'
ing and shipping forces on hand Mon
day 10 take goods away freely and
Thereby bring about relief 10 the rail.
roads. "was a statement given out to-
night BY G.. d. Moffct. general agent
for the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
with headquarters in Charleston.
Attention is called to the fact that
such an act will not be In violation OF
the orders Of the fuel administration,
MIR. Aloffet added. 'as those orders do
no, apply TO light. heat and power Tor
garages. stables and repair shops.
I'm order that all available hauIaSe
facilities may be- utilized in the NOV
ing of freight from railroad stations
and terminals. consigneeS are urged
TO cooperate with the railroad com
panIes To the fullest extent Of Their
ability
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
GENERAL WOOD AND
OTHER OFFICERS MAKE
GOOD REC0VERlES

PARIS. Feb. 3.--Major Genera! Leon
ard Wood. United States army. who was
wounded recently while on visit 10
tho French front. was able today 10
leave his he'd in the hospital here. whcTc
no is being treated. He received num-
Der Of visitors.
General Woods arm is in sling
The wound is still painful but nc en-
poets to leave the hospital this week.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles L. Xii
bourne chief Of General Woods statt.
who was wounded in the face. iS tn be
brought to Paris from hospital near
the front. The attending surgeons re-
port that they expect to save his right
eye. which it was feared at first would
hr lost.
Major Kenyon 4. Joyce. the third
American officer wounded. is still In a
hospital near the front with painful
wound in the arm. (MaJer Joyces
wife Is former Wheeling girl. the
daughter of Henry +. Jones Of the Is
land.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
ASK ROOSEVELT TO.
ACT AT'THE FUNERAL
OF JOHN |. SULLIVAN

BOSTON. Feb 3--lolonrl Theodore
Roosevelt WAS notified tonight that
placH had been reserved Tor HIM on the
list Of pall-hcarrrs 1T the funeral here
Wednesday Of his old friend John l..
Sullivan. who died yesterday. Rela-
tivcs OF the former heavyweight chant
pinn said IL reply was expected from
Colonel Rnu"Scvclt tomorrow.
While plans for the funeral Wrrh he
ing made to-day. the body was brought
from tho Sullivan farm III Abingdon To
tho home Of his sister. Mrs. Annie +.
I.cnnin. in tho RnXbury district. To-
night n small army Of friends passed
through the parlor Of the Lsnnin home
to Eazs for the last time on tho fea-
turos Of tho old fighter.
Scores Of men of nntC In Tho sporting
world tclccranhrd to-day that .hry wcrs
on their way to Boston to attend thu
funeral. There Will he eight pall-bear-
rrs and eight honorary bearers. Tn"
list. as arranged thus far. includes
Mayor lanes NJ. Curl"y. Captain James
r. sullivan Of the Boston police depart
mcnt. city Councillor Daniel 7. Melon
aid. Clarence W. Rowlcy. "Yank" Sull-
van. boxer nf Syracuse. y. Y: William
IloEarty. ShllvanS barber for man..
years. and Edward Curran. 4 boyhood
friend.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
WINTER REUNION OF
MASONS THIS MONTH
Affair Promises to be Largest and
Most Interesting for Years-se-
aims February 19.

Scottish Rite Masons are busy ar
ranging for the winter reunion TO De
held in this city four days beginning
February 10. The reunion promises
TO be one OF the largest OF its KIND
ever held and master Masons from
MANY parts of the country have al
ready sent word that they Will De IN
attendance.
The Masons are so interested that
night classes have been held for
some time past and degrees to and
including the fourteenth have been
given to those who could not attend
in the day time: The highest de-
crees will be conferred during the
gathering.
Charity Chapter Knights Rose
Croix. mol /. still has number "ot
delegates who will receive various
degrees OF the order within the next
two weeks, On Friday, February g.,
the fifteenth degree will be given. the
sixteenth and seventeenth will be
given on February 18th and the
eighteenth on February II.
Mcdaniel Lodge No. l. has already
initiated candidates into the four.
teenth degrees. This lodge will be
we'll represented at the reunion.
Committees on entertainment are
busy arranging for the entertainment
OF the visitors and rhc meeting PROM
ised to be one OF the best ever put
on in this city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
NO, THE PARK WILL NOT
BE CUT UP INTO LOTS

II recently appeared In a local paper
that Tho WhcrEnEitc$ would not have
park this coming summer. rs the park
was 10 he cut up into town lots and
from what sourra this came is too
hard for even the officials Of thu West
Virginia Traction and Electric Company
If which J. -. Whittrmurr is general
manager.
The statement when read to Mt.
Whfticmnrr was taken by him as a joke
and it wills nard In make him believe
that i; actually appeared in n paper OF
| this up 10 date city. Mr.. Whittcmore
finally did say that tho lease OF the
park hold by GrlffithS and Crane was
cancelled and by consent Of ali inter-
csted parties.
The traction company does not mean
to. discontinue tho operation Of the
pleasure resort, but have como 10 no
action as In when II will he opened. VINO
will manage II and in fact have not
decided anything definite.
In all probability the traction COM
pany will purchase the ground If Grif-
fifth and Crane; deal Is pending at
present.
Tho cancellation Of the contract of
Griffith and Crane being due TO the
company wanting 10 increase the car
fare 10 and from the park and Griffith
and Crane would not stand for II. but
the Idea OF tine park being cut into
town lots. is. II say tho least out Of
the question at the present.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
WHEELING MAN
SHOT As A SPY?
PAUL GRINDER, FORMER RES
TAURANT MAN, ALLEGED TO
HAVE BEEN TRIED BY
MILITARY COURT.
Local People Are Unable to secuse
Any Informs alton Leading to
His whereabouts.

WAS Paul Grunder. former well
known Twenty.third street restaurant
proprietor, shot as German spy upon
orders of the United States military
court?"
Reports TO that effect were brought
TO this city yesterday, it is alleged, by
soldier who returned 10 his home
on furlough from one Of the canton
ment camps in the cast. Friends Oh
Mr.. Grunder here are unable to learn
anything regarding his whereabouts.
He resided in this city for some
time and was a candidate for council,
but was defeated. At the opening OF
the war, it is alleged that he enlisted
as cook and was assigned 10 one Of
the officers camps in Ohio.
He operated the restaurant here and
sold lunches in the Red Light dis
trict, and was we'll known by many
persons. Little. however, is known
of his life, with the exception that he
spoke broken English.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
NEWS BRIEFS

Diaries consoIidate-The. United
Dairy and the Charles W. Nichols dali
~, of Woodsdale, have consolidated
and are now operating under one man.
agemcnt. The deal uniting the conf
panies was consummated Saturday.
The Nichols dairy operated three
routes in the out.the-pike district ano
an ice cream manufacturing establish
ment.
Queer Experlence-A QUESTIONABLE
sent out by the county draft board
has had a queer experience, and has
Just been returned to the local office.
The paper was sent from here to 8: l..
Davis, OF West Liberty. Davis had
moved from West Liberty and had
gone to Kingwood. The letter was
forwarded to that place, but was OF
a train which was wrecked. The let
ter finally reached the Preston .coun'
" draft board, who forwarded 1t t6
this city. The letter will be mailed
to Davis new address at Kingwood.
SniIeaoe Books-The SmileaGt
Books OF the government, which were
placed on sale last week. are selling
fast. and several hundred have al
ready been disposed Of. The books
are for sale at any newsstands, cigar
store, book store and many other
places.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
Turn Down Salvation
Army War Campaign
Public Subscription Committee Does
Not Approve Proieet-Promoter
To Come Here.

At a recent meeting of the public
subscription committee attended BY
the Honorable ". P. Hubbard, Louis
Horkheimer, Howard Hazlett n q
others. Action denying approval OF
The campaign for the benefit Of the
Salvation Army War Fund was takeE.
This campaign Is slated for Februar!
II, IL and 10 and the Commission
ST ated informally that the ground has
been gone over thoroughly by the Rea
Cross, +. NC. A. and other organiza'
tons and believed that the campaign
in Wheeling at the present time was
not advisable.
Brigadier General Wiseman, Nation
al Salvation Army organizer, VINO
has charge of the work in west VIZ
ginia was disappointed at the term'na'
ton Of the action taken by the COM
mission. He AT once got IN touch
with the commission and arranged
for a meeting tomorrow and hopes 70
be present and be able to present
facts and endorsements that VIII
cause the Salvation Army campaign
to receive the endorsement OF the fuo'
lie Subscription Commission and the
approval Of the public in general.
General Wiseman said the move
ment had been endorsed BY President
Wilson, Secretary of War Baker and
Governor Cornwell for the raising OF
100000 for the Salvation Army,
State Auditor Darst also stamped his
approval thereupon.
The West Virginia Life Insurance
Underwriters Association has Offered
their services in body and feel quite
sure that the amount Of $4,000, the
quota Of Ohio county, can be easll!
raised in day. -
General Wiseman says the Saliva
ton Army is at present doing great
work in The armies Of the Allied Ma
lions and through its channels many
cases are reached that can only be
reached by the army. and while ne
does not care 10 CriticiSe the Judge
ment of the Commission. yet he be-
lieves he can show them where the
work is worthy and that they will IN
turn give their endorsement of the
movement and will support the cam
paign in every way possible.
Further he states that he could
fill column of the press with tes'
timonials of the war work being done
by the army at present.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
FIRE DESTROYS
TRACTION BARN
CONTINUED From First Page.)


walk to and from their business,
as the company will in no way be
able to furnish the smallest part
of the accommodation that is need
ed to carry the people. Probably
q few cars can be secured from
the West Virginia Traction Com
pany.
The barns were built about twen-
ty years ago, previous to which
time there was a smaller frame
barn that had been used during
the old days Of horse-ears. In
addition to being used as a car
barn, the company operated large
machine and repair shops at the
rear, and it was expected to add
still larger buildings to the plant
on ground that the company had
acquired at the south, on South
Huron street and Delaware avenue
For a time it was feared that
owinq to the high wind the flames
would leap across the alley at the
west and spread to row Of frame
dwelling houses or Zane avenue,
between the barn and Wabash
street, but effective work Of the
firemen prevented this. There
was also some danger of the
flames jumping across Zane ave-
nue. to the two-story frame build
inu occupied by the traction COM
pany as general offices. but fortu-
nately this building was saved by
strenuous work on the part Of the
tiremen. The John n. Davidson
grocery, a large two-story frame
building at the southeast corner
Of Zane and South Huron, directly
opposite the burning structure,
was also saved by good work Of
the fire fighters.
The extensive Dillon garage and
machine shop on the east side Of
South Huron street also was
thought to be in danger Of de-
struction and preparations were
made to get out as much movable
property as possible. However,
this danger passed and nothing
was moved from the garage.
Although officials Of the conn.,
pany made no definite announce
ment of their plans for operating
today, it is understood an attempt
Will be made to give at least a
partial service. on all lines. In a d.
dition to the eight cars saved from
the burning barns and the four
teen in the McMechen barns there
are some at the Warwood barn
that can be brought into service
on the city and Ohio side lines.
At 4:1o a. m. the fire is prac-
tlcally out. The building Is entire
ly destroyed, with the exception Of
the two-story section fronting on
Zane avenue. The alley wall at
the west had fallen In. The ma
chine shop at the south end is In
tact. The stable, also at tho
south end, was not burned. The
horses and line wagons were got
ten out as a matter Of precautlon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
MANY To HAVE
WAR GARDENS
POINT TO WHEEL
ING RESIDENTS PLANTING
LARGE CROPS in THEIR
BACK YARDS.
West Virginia Food Administrator 10
Promate ProJect-Seeds May
Be Had Free.

The West Virginia food admlnlslEa
lion will have charge Of the war gar
denins, of the city this spring. Inc
officials have made all arrangements
with the AGRICULTURAL extension oe'
partment of the West Virginia 'UniTer;
sity. and have arranged for super
visor 10 come to the city and give IN
structions. The proper kind or SeeuS
can BIZ Obtained by making anplca'
ton to Prof. Isaac S. look. Ohio coun'
~ agricultural agent. Marker Audl'o-
rum.
Another great item in connection
with this war gardening is the TACT
that local real estate firms nave al
ready gone into the matter and Will
offer their vacant lots for the garden
ing, and In some of the agencies the
firms have gone so far as TO agree 10
supply the purchaser of tract OF
land with the proper seeds, fruit trees
or help him in any other way pos
sible to obtain the best results IN the
gardening of his ground.
Last year many people took adTan'
tage Of the Offering of the vacant lots
for gardens, and many had gardens
that never before were heard OF. and
again, the exercise in making this
garden before and after working
hours will tend TO give one an appe-
lite for the garden truck raised in
the garden, and with times as they
are. the conservation. movement TO
such a high pitch. there should not
be IL family in the city who cannot
boast of garden. and in 90 doing
will lend hand to- the conservation
of meat and -four and help win the
war by giving food, and if we cannot
give food then We will have to give
men. as Mr. Fort said at the local the
atrcs Saturday night
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
Fast Time Made By
Women Auto Racers

LOS ANd;EI;F.S. Fob. 3.-Womrn mo-
tor drivers nude fast time here today in
what was said 10 have hccn the first
wnnan'S automobile race meeting ever
her" under all conditions as in sane
TONED races for men drivers. The race
WAS made possible" under the suspension
during the war Of the rule Of the Amer.
lean automobile association prohibiting
women from parlic pHtiuG In races.
ono milo in fifty-nur seconds made in
n qualifying run for the handicap. by
Ruth Wight. lowered by twenty seconds
tho record of Mrs. Funco Of New York.
Tho feature event Of the day. n five
mile race was won by Mrs. Z. II. Wo-
felt. in 4:S9.
Mrs. Rose Mormon Of this city. Swcrr-
ed from the track and was slightly in
jurcd when her machine tore through
a rail and crashed into n fence.
Women served as officials and in the
racing pits.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
AMERICAN CASUALTIES
WITH THE CANADIANS

OTTAWA. Ont, Fob. 3.--The follow
ing names of Americans appear in to-
nights casualty list:
Killed in Action.
+. Monsoon. Minol. y. n.
Died Of Mounds.
w. +. Mackenzie Frecport, ILL.,.
Wounded.
S. ". Shancr. Ncnia. q.
J. ". Davis. Springfield. III.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
KRUPPS IN CONTROL
OF NEWS AGENCY

LONDON, Feb. 3.--The Krupps have
scqured control of the Wolff Bureau.
the scmfofficial German News agency,
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Zurich says. They also are reported
to have organized i subsidiary adver-
Using agency with the purpose Of 90
aiming control Of all large advertising
contracts which will be allotted, the
despatch says lin accordance with
German interests"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
MEET STRONG TEAM.

Special Dispatch tn The Intnlligcnccr.
.KFYSER. W. Va. Feb. 3-Thc Key
ser CollcgIams. who have been going
strong this season. not having lost :,
game have a number of important con
Ioets booked. including the following:
February B-Martinshurg 7. NJ. c. A..
here
February 13--Latrobc. Ia. here.
February 1S--Wesleyan college. hero.
February I5--W"st Virginia univrr-
sity at MUI santown.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
BARRIERS Boosting Prices
Begins This Morning
Hair Cut viii Cost Fifty Cents and a
Shave Twenty Cents-Second
Raise Recently.

Wheeling razor artists and shear ma
nipulatorS will cel"hrat" their being al
lowed TO keep open on hratl"ss Mondays
today by raising the prc" of the lowly
haircut and shave. Yes. the recent or
der to raise the price goes into effect
today and II you want your face scrap
ed of whlskers. there will b" a suhstan-
tial increase today.
Beginning at seven O'Clock this mnr,,-
ing the price OF a haircut will b" nifty
cents, four bits. or half of perfectly
rood simoleun-sl. so to speak. And a
sAiys will cost you twenty cents.
II IL likely business in this trade will
drop off considerable owing to the
raise. One barber said Saturday these
war prices are what Sherman said war
was, and tnat Is going some
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
THIS IS NOT TO Be
''COURTLESS" DAY
IFAR BE Ir FROM THAT, FOR
THERE ARE eleven TO
FACE JUDGE WATKINS
THIS MORNING.
Yesterday Was Not ArrestIess Day by
a joyful in Wheelna-PoIice
Were on the Hop.

Police court this morning will be a
lively place. judging from the law.
breakers that are in the city hold-over
waiting for this morning to dawn.
when they can each put up their plea
for mercy.
Bill" Balzer; accused OF recklessly
handling his capacity for drink. was
escorted to the station by Officer
Schaffer.
Joe Burkhardt, with the assistance
of Officer Sattley. was shown the way
TO the station, with drunk charge 10
answer to.
Fred Cook, all liquored up. was
the next to be given berth in the
city's bastile Officer Nickerson came
with him as guide.
Chicken" Fox, a .frequent visitor,
got on another Of his famous whizzes,
and was picked up by Officer Souter.
John Doe, the third in a week. again
drunk and unable to navigate, was as
sisted to the resting place by Officer
Fullerton.
Giller Lofts, charged with being
disorderly, was picked up by Officer
Ergenbrod and brought in to face jus.
|tice.
A rooming house on Tenth street
and a clean sweep made, resulting
lin the arrest OF Emmanuel Cooper
Laura Tyler, Ethel Brooks and Lucille
Johnson. The quartet will appear this
morning and give their reasons on
Iloitering charge.
John Smalis, probably the one who
will fare the worst Of the bunch, was
arrested for robbing roommate Of
S6O-just a small piece OF change, but
greatly missed these hard times. He
will answer to a charge Of robbery.
He resided at Twenty-fifth and Mar.
ket streets.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
AERIAL ACTIVITY.

LONDON. Feb. 3.-An official state
mont on British aerial operations to-
night reports considerable activity on
Saturday and the bombing OF various
enemy targets.
give hostile machines were
brought down in air lighting" says tho
statement. land five others were dis
ahled. One British machine Is miss
Ing"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
GERMAN MONOPOLY
In HONDURAS ENDED

SAN JUAN DEL. SUR. Nicaragua
Feb. %.---GerInany commission houses
Of Amhpala. II Pacific port Of Honduras
have been cut off from maritime ship
ming facilities. rrnvidcnt EcrtrH1ld of
Honduras has placed an embargo on all
lighters belonging to Germans and has
informed their owners IA the interior of
the republic. Thus ends German
trade monopoly in Southern Honduras
which tasted for IS0rc than thirty
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
Real Estate Transfers Slack

Real estate went on a decline for the
month Of January, as compared with
preceding months. According to statis-
tics in the Office of the county clerk. -
rCaIty transfers were recorded. rs
against 80 in the month of december.
Marriages licenses also took slump
II? for january against li2 for Dcccm-
her.
The maiorlty of the property trans
fcrrrd WAS III Ohio COUNTY and included
several farms.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
AbyviIle Man Seriously
Burned With Gasoline

Joseph Hollis. 80. married. OF Ahyville,
O. was brought 10 the North Wheeling
hospital lust night suffering with So
rious burns about the hands. face and
hody az a result of a can of gasoline
exploding in his home Sunday whom he
nourcd the fluid into stove To start
= fire. thinking II was kerosene oil.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
BARNES ON TOUR.

CHARLESTON. ". Va. Feb. 81,
Walter Barnes. State fuel adminsstra-
tor. of Fairmont. will begin tour Of
the southern section of the State this
week. and is expected 20 visit all the
principal cities, according 10 informa
ton received here. He will be y
Huntington on Tuesday. and probably
will remain there until Thursday,
coming from there to this city, it Is
said
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04

It Is said that an artificial coffce ha:
been invented by japanese. which has
n lurge percentage of nourishment' the
right flavor and low cost.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04

Turn your garbage can upside down
until the war is over.
Food is ammunition-don't waste It,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-29
Rumors of a New Munitions
Plant.

There are rumors that the govern
ment will start something-possibly a
munitions phantom the Hanover
farms tract east of Browns Mills. AT
any rate, real estate agents have been
active in that section and it is said
that 10000 acres have been leased, pre-
sumably for the government.
The Hanover farms tract comprises
about 90, 200 acres, A survey covering
about 10000 acres in that section was
made last fall, for what purpose was
not stated. Since then nothing has
been done, but about two weeks ago
rumors were started that the govern
ment would take that amount of the
land. Not all of the 10000 acres lie
within the Hanover tract, as a few
other owners of adjacent land were
asked for options. One man, Charles
H. Pittman, who owns about 120 acres
at Mount Relief, was approached by
real estate agent who desired a six
months option on the Pittman prop
erty without putting up any bonus.
Mr.. Pittman refused to sign, stating
that he would deal direct with the
government if his land was wanted.
There is mortgage of 100000 on
the Hanover tract. 1t is held by
Camden trust company.