The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-16
The War and Finance

-Four thousand persons were "'nFI"H'"
in the work and tur total cost al u" col
lection was only $l..nn"."nn. The VA
iriuiiSn rOuHrd hy III" war contributor
largely Ia IN" *ncr'sS 81 IN" ""rN AN
III. taXpI!LTS HS!%I:'t'I and '"-ni"'T'L''"
with lhr gov, Fnmcnt.
\ determined effort vii! he made u"
bring tn book tax walters in Every part
IF In" county. The Tr.nSur? already has
evidence against L larG" number VII"
have sought 1" cVadr taxes. ana ny
rirClinE up contracts aud with other
d0la the government expects Finally L"
discover and punish MANI i"% "v;'d"rS
a% well as recover larC" amounts "t re-
rIIr illegally withheld.
Soldier and Sailor Insurance.
Secretary MCAd"u has received m"
f"ll"wInS CahlcEram from General Fer
Shlng:
"All ranks uG tho American l.xpcdi-
tluuary iurccs appreciate deeply The
y,u,r uuS measure III" government has
taken to provide inSartnc" Tor ih"!r
families. in proof "f which inn"" than W
pr cent Of men have taken nu' ln$ur-
tncn. T" wisely provision Tor th"Ir l"N'n
ores htIrtCnS our men and STR nElhriis
tho bonds that unit" tn" army and people
in our strong determination In triumph
n our most ri"hj"uu* rtu.;'.
TIE Eur,nu of War Risk lnSuranC" up
I" June ~ has written 81 30" .h"u."'"
cations Th.. average amount Of in>Hr-
;unc,. applied for is $H.">7 and III some
ha.taliuns ANA regiments S"Iur III France.
and som" h,.,r'. every minu has taken out
insurance.. n SON" units every man is
insured Ter tn" maximum of <lo,h"".
Gnr of thr American generals $aN:'
that thiS government insurance IS an "I-
c!u,.nr Of virfnry. MI Liberty bend
holders AMI al purchasers hf war SAY
ingS STAMPS may feel that they had Il
part in ihS in$urauC"--ih" most Just
and human" provision eyer made 10y any
nation Cor lis fighting mrn.
The German DOCKS.
The taking OVER by the United States
Of the title and possession Of the docks.
piers. wharvrS and other shipping prop
rrty on In" Hudson river. owned ~ III"
Herman steamship companies. the N"rth
German Lloyd and ;hr IiamhnrG Cnrpnr-
ntionS, is gr""lrh with universal aprrov-
al by the American l"'unI". TIL" prop
rrty is Ia u" retained by the C"vurnmrflt
and not turned ha"i; Ia us former OWL
rrs ~ III" rln:o' - IN" var.
Purchasers "f Liberty Loan Bonds
and War Savings Stamps. VIII" supply
tn" money used Tor. his purpose. may
feel especial Gr!titirati"r. Thc$" docks
and piers and wharVrS arc StrhiTElc
points "f great Importance, and value:
and il il intnlrrah1" tilHt tho should
remain in enemy hands. nr That they
German commerce. has been shown !"
have been So jndiESnIIhly hound UP
with. and So mich part of German
millHriSm, thai u ~ jus: and right
that il should suffer all the penalties
of war.
Our Transportation Problems.
Some Of cur nail"uHl transportation
Problems and difficulties can l' better
understood when il j. remembered ih1t
in the northern section "f III" United
states. including N"w York. l"hnSy!-
vania ADJOINING; States. and New Eng
land. the population il G"3 persons 50
every mile oi rallrnah; IL Nh South IN"
figures ar" i"T persons per miles; ana
in the West. 80.
There ar, IL square miles nf land 20
every mil" Of railroad in tn" West will"
in tn" East there i ! i"ll" "' rail ROAD
To every :iv" Suunr" miles "i land.
There are innum"rnhl' factories IN IhiS
eastern rh"a1"r. and tn" bringing in n'
coal and raw material and ;hr carrying
out Of manufactured products maxi ui'
Il tremendous freight tonnage.
TIL" Railroad Administration Is S"!H-
ing gradually many problems. l'y The
elimination Of many unnecessary pass
rng"r trains several thousand engines
are diverted from passenger. 1" freight
traffic which relieves In" situation ma
icrialIy. Also by l"adjnr tn" freight
cars "a full capacity n great saving -
bong ;trrnmnI shed. Routing freight
10y the most direct route. and "!hc"
methods adopted 10y tho adm,ni"tra ti"n.
are doing much t. cas-. iii" STRAIN On
our transportation facilities.