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Richmond planet., 1918-12-14
BLUE TRIANGLE NOTES.

Phyllis Whcatlcy Branch Y. w. G. A.
Our vespcr service last Sunday was
very interesting. Mr.. John Mitchell
Jr. brought us message Of cheer
and inspiration. We extend hearty
Richmond planet., 1918-12-14

wouiG like to know the where.
3HoutS Of the relatives OF Louis Ed
"a"'. Gantt. liz 10. .dcd in Ohio and
| AN advised had retativcs in Virgin
ia Any infor"l,1rn will be thank
:ally received By,
Mrs. ETHEL SKINNER,
Box 81, Mt. Pleasant, Ohio.
Richmond planet., 1918-12-14

Observation-Disclosures for Colorod
Schools in Powhatan County. Sal
ary $4,000 per month to holders
Of frS. grade certificates. Apply
at once to II. ID. ALLNUTT, Jof-
fcrSon, Va.
Richmond planet., 1918-12-14
ii!ckS-JONES.

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph l.. Jones, ST..
announce the marriage OF their ac-
compliShcd daughter, Ida Louise, to
Or. George Ryan Hicks, November
&, 1913. They will reside at 2S11
Preston Street, Cincinnati, O.
Richmond planet., 1918-12-14

MIR, +. -. Hland, of Prince Ggor%o
Va. called ON MS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
ALL SEED CORN SHOULD
Be TESTED, SAYS COOK
Advice IL Most important to Ohio val
ley Sect1on-Early and Hard
Winter Prevented Maturing.
Attention. Farmers.

Attention. Farmers.
Dn you want n fuIl stand Of corn IN
tn" first planting this spring?
IF 90. pay heed 10 this. Due to the
carly and hard winter in the Ohio VAL
r.y fully twenty-five percent Of the
corn IF last years tcrop failed TO mature
properIy SO as 10 terminate. This
means that II corn is planted without
regard to selection Of grains that will
ycrminatr. the stand will be only one
half entire" says Prof. Isaac S. COOK,
county agricultural agent.
Mr.. Cook suggests the following
methods Of testing the seed corn to See
whether no percent OF the grains will
gcrminatc: BEFORE planting put the
grains that have been shelled from the
cob in u box that has been filled with
sand huryng the grains In the SAND.
Moisten the sand and put a piece Of
paper over the whole. In snort time
the grains that will terminate wiz
make their intentions known while The
grains that will not may be thrown out
Another method is the rag doll
method" says Mr.. Cook. Take piece
If cloth and after laying the grains on
it. roll il up. Dam7en the cloth and
tn, grains that will terminate will do
SD. and may be taken out for planting
Testing the seed corn this year Is
the most patriotic thing the. farmer can
do" says Mr.. Cock.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
Advance Spring Suit Styles

he beled seuhtted or with multi
~ f and tailored conformity with the figure outline Rows
tons UNIQUE brangs pockets pert little dpponts and pretty
dominant and the materials themselves
~ TO lend their the yputhcning effect II you lingering
with these SUITS you as
~ dismiss at fresh daisies and whether adorned or
nlan thevare precisely
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
Dinner at Y. M. {. A. Tonight

a dinner will be given at the Y. NJ. e.
A. Tuesday evening at o'clock for the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
INTERESTING CARD
RECEIVED FROM FRANCE
Mrs. H c. whitaker, Of Local Red Cross
Recipient Of Message Prom Rod
Cross Nurse at Front.

Mrs. II. G. Whitaker. chairman OF nc
supply committee Of the Wheeling chap
ter nf the American Red Cross. has re-
ccivpd tho following interesting card
from II Rod Cross nurse from America
who IS now in active service some
where In FRANCE:
Nv Dear Mrs. Whitaker:
We have just opened four OF your
cases If surgical dressings, and want
Ia heartily thank you for your much pn'
prccintrd contribution.
Now that our own men will soon b.
ain need nr all tho dressings that can be
snnt to them. we know that you all in
America Will continue TO help us more
than before.
Again thanking 'you. l nm.
Cordially yours.
GERTRUDE AUSTIN.
Chief of Service.
Miss Austin is the chief OF service O;
the American Red Cross surgical Dress
ing section "sumcwhcrc near Farts.
Tho above letter shows some OF tho
garments which arc being made by the
ladies OF tho Wheeling chapter and go
ing over there" and the ladies are
pleased with the result Of thir good
work Thse ladies from here have been
sending several boxes of completed gar
ments away each week. and many OF the
cases have already been gent over.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
Even Sky Pilots Swear
In War, Says Private Peat
AuthorSoldier Viii Has Fouhgt at ffont
to Speak Here Thursday
February IA

II YOU haven't read "prlvase Feat yet
YOU had better plan :" do SO. for ne ~
coming here 10 lecture on Ihursoas
evening. February l4th. ~ Market Auhi-
torurl.
His talk will b. entirely different
from his book. tor his talk will deal
with tho general aspects OF the war
rather than his OWN part in It. He VIII
tell you what 70 s'rd that hoy OF y'u'S
in France and what not TO scnd him:
ne will tell you how tobacco az IT -
smoked IN thT trenches will not make
him n cigarette fi.nd: he will even tel
you that the swearing he Will no VIII
no, keep him out OF heaven. why. at
tines. says Peat. Even the sky pilots
swear, And IL evet men are sure OF
heaven, /, is these same self sacrificing
men Of the church who are human
enough 20 swear and 70 help In war and
,,n,n{re baseball games on Sunday. They
have learned religion is bigger than
convention"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
Statler Case Continued
to Next Term Of Court

The case Of tho state against oscoola
A. Statlcr dccketcd for yesterday morn
inS in the criminal court charging
reckless driving on tho National Pike
near WOrdSdale. was continued untIi
the next term % court on account Oh
Attorney J. Is. Handlan being Ill.
Slcko Case Tomorrow.
The case OF ;hc state VS.. John SlcKo
was 10 havs hc"n u7 yesterday but was
continued until Wednesday, due 70 the
fitness OF III" defendant Sick" wns
found guilty Of violating the fost la"
and assessed II fine OF sion and JILL
sentence At recent term df court.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05

some time about the use OF bridges fors
heavy trucks, and with the strength;
ening of the bridges in sight, the mat,
ter may be formally disposed Of at thiss
meeting. , %
The committee on street car regula.s,
tons will be asked TO report, but 1t ,isa
understood that they are not ready att
present. 2.
The ordinance Of the Scottish Rites
, cathedral pending, relative to the wa,sSS
, ter we'll, Is likely to be passed upon
while City Manager Nagle will have q.
report on the purchase Of fire ape
paratus, recently decided upon. 20
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05

band concert last Thursday evening de
lighted all present and wills tho first nf
q number oc Ike events IN he given at
regular intervals during the reSt "t thu
winter.
Tho board OF directors Is planning
new features which will add greatly 10
the popularity OF the club. II X Il Gr"aL
place to spend few quiet t"urs. said
travelling man far away from HON"
and compelled In spend Sunday and
Monday In the city.
Willie had tho blues 50 bad.
That ne hrgau 10 fndc:
The doctor said that he would dI",
They had MS coffin mad".
Jim took him 20 The Pyihian club
There Joy came into his life.
he married Pythinu Sister.
She Is u splendid wifi.
He's happy now among his friends.
His Joy is hard TO h"at.
He keeps smiling all th.. timr
And cats what Hoover says 70 cat.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
Parcel Post Laundry Kits

The odaway kind that may be used and over again
in nearby araway service and when not In use may De
folded away into surprisingly small Permanent ad-
onc attachments l2x2x5nch size and quite commodious
Thousands in use
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
t,mrmitnry men OF the association.
= HurC"sS Taylor will speak on III
Thrift Week Campaign.
Change Dates for Thrift
Week Speakers at Shops

The thrift speakers IN The shops. IN
der the Y. NJ. 6. y. direction. will speak
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Of this week II was announced that
these gentlemen would spealS on Tues
day Wednesday and Thursday. but this
has been changed.
The names Of the speakers will be an
nounced later.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
HEATLESS MONDAYS AT
LOCAL PYTHIAN CLUB

Tho members Of III" Pytllan frater-
nifty arc taking full advantage nf their
splendid club these hcntless Mondays
All day yesterday the club was tnrong-
I'd with Pythiaus and their friends en-
Toying the many pleasures !hat the
splendid Plan OF recreation affords. The
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TONIGHT A BUSY ONE

When council meets tonight one Of
The busiest sessions Of several weeks
will be held. A number Of matters
are pending, among them the regula-
lion of the operation of heavy trucks.
There has been a controversy for
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-24
Silencing a Battery Scientifically.
Paul Fortier Jones, in Century.

In Flanders an airplane goes over the lines, and from 5000 or
5000 feet, photographs the enemys country, a trench system, lines
OF communication, or a battery area. These photographs tell the
truth accurately. They are the ultimate spies and are correspondingly
valuable. From such a photograph a lantern slide is made, and the
image, enlarged to any desired scale, is projected upon a screen,
where it is painted in colors, thus furnishing an exact picture Of the
area as seen from the airplane. The picture is then stretched upon
a frame underneath which tiny, electric bulbs are placed. Abound
it, perched on a platform 10 feet high, cadets are seated with maps
of the district, also drawn from the actual photograph. Beside each
cadet is a wireless dispatching key. BY a simple system Of square
and subdivisions, marked on the maps and lettered and numbered
any point on the picture may be designated exactly in a very brief
message. The cadets orientate their maps, and keep a sharp lookout
On the picture below. Suddenly a flash appears among some build
ings, in q field, or behind a wood. Immediately it's location is noted
on the key maps of the cadets, and the corresponding code message
is buzzed down to- the hypothetical British battery below. In a few
seconds this battery is seen to fire in a succession of tiny flashes and,
after the time of the shells flight has passed, another flash indicates
its burst near the hostile target. This target is the center Of an
imaginary clock dial, IL o'clock being considered due north, and the
other figures representing corresponding directions. A series Of
coneentric lettered circles indicate successive distances. Thus the
shells burst il instantly located and buzzed down to the battery,
telling the gunners just how far wrong the shots are falling. These
make the proper corrections, and shots continue to fall closer about
the target until the task Of siencing another Hun battery is finished.
The actual work at the front toward which this training is directed
constitutes one Of the prime factors in the present warfare. One has
only to-recall Hindenburgs official statements as to the number Of
guns destroyed in single month on the western front to comprehend
its importance.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-24
MINDS OF SOLDIERS
MUST BE KEPT BUSY

Behind British Lines in F~rance.-(by
mai)-Neither fatigue duty nor work
ing parties are popular with the
soldier. but they serve q great pur-
pos because in modern war mans
greatest enemy Ia likely to be his W
imagination. In the heat of action no
has no time for thought. The horrors
of war cannot force their way through
his ~preoccupied mind. But later, when
the excitement has died away, the re-
action sets In, and a realization of the
past begins to depress and beaded his
vitality, for the memories Of a mod
ern battle are more terrible h he
actual experience.
The only antidote to his depression
lies in action ana activity. Action pro-
vides distraction for the mind. 1t Is
this that the working party supplies.
and in spite of the generally abusive
terms applied to ii by the soldier, IL
Is really doing him a service.
1t is the British soldiers historic
privilege to complain, or grouse" as
he calls 1t. Blu his c~omplainings must
not be taken to indicate a state OF
low morals. Exactly the reverse, for
it is an unwritten law in the British
army that a nan a complain only
when things are going well. In danger
and ~adversity there is no complaining,
only that logged determination which
makes the British soldier such a for
midable opponent.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-24
jefferson to The People.

From Jefferson's Second Inaugural
repair, then, fellow citizens, 10 the
post you have assigned me Wfh eS-
Jerience enough IN subordinate affairs
to have seen the difficulties Of this, the
greatest Of all, l have learned to expect
that 1t will rarely fall to the lot of imper-
sect man to retire from this station with
The reputation and the favor which bring
him into it. Without p~retensions to that
high confidence you reposed in our first
snd greatest revolutionary cha, acter,
whose prominent services had e,ititled
sim to the first place In his country's
love, and destined for him the ARREST
oage in the volume of faithful history, ]
ask so much confidence only rs may give
rirmness and effect to the legal ad minis
Grafton of your affairs. l shall often go
wrong through defeat Of Judgment. When
light, i shall often be thought wrcng by
those whose positions will not command a
view of the whole ground. I ask your
indulgence for my own errors. which will
never be intentional. and your support
against the errors Of others, who nay
condemn what they would no. Ii seen In
I'll its parts. The appreciation implied by
our suffrage 10 Il great consolation to
me for the past, and my future solicitude
win he to retain the good opinion of those
who have bestowed ii in advance, TO con-
ciliate that OF others by doing them all
fhe good In my power, and to be instru-
mental to the happiness and freedom Of
All
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-24

allies will seek not a negotiated peace
on the basis Of existing things, but a
peace based upon hat complete tri-
umph which will seem to all their pub
lies now assured.
We cannot measure the relative
value Of the moral n the military
elements and therefore we cannot
know whether Ludendorff will under
take the risk at all, trusting to pos
sible bad weather and banking on ev-
cry element Of luck, to hang on to the
Hindenburg line until the end of the
campaign. We cannot be absolutely
sure, although we have sound reason
for believing that there should be no
counter offensive at the HindenburB
line. If this should be possible, then
and only then would this line be ten
able for the Germans from h military
point of view.
On the other hand, we may be sure,
and Foch has given us his word FOR It,
that every effort will be made to con-
tinue the allied offensive; and for this
Foch has the British second army OF
Plumer's about Ypres, which has not
been engaged; the French army east or
Rheims, which won the first and most
important stage Of the second battle or
the Marine, and q very great number or
American divisions, unquestionably
concentrating in Lorraine for the new
blow which began Thursday.
Foch has now reached the point
Ludendorff reached in July; to retain
the offensive now means TO win the
whole campaign decisively, turn the
Germans out of Northern France and
expose them to the deadly perils of
still another retreat, with all that this
will mean to the organizations and spirit
of the army and to the morale of the
civil populations not merely of Ger
many but Of all the allied nations. A
further German retreat will have un-
mistakable effects not alone in Ber-
lin. not merely in Paris and London,
but also in Vienna. Sofia and Con-
et%antinople.
Wee have to guard against extreme
timism and keep clearly In mind the
essential facts Of the situation. Our
problem this year was to prevent the
Germans from winning the continental
phase of the var by v~ictorie sin France
and over the French and British be-
fore the American troops arrived in
effective numbers. We had accom-
pllshed this when we defeated Luden-
dorff at the Harne. Since her we have
taken back substantially all the ground
gained by the Germans since March 81
and won enormous local successes,
measured by prisoners and u taken.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-24
JAP FARMERS GETTING
RICH WAR PROFITS

Toxic, (by mail. )-Japanese farmers
have long purses, well filled, as n re-
suit of war prosperity which has come
to them since last autumn, according
to G.. Shimura, president of the Hypo-
thee Bank of Japan.
a yea age these farmes seeming in
e~xtricably burdened with debt, owing
their banks an aggregate of 500 ,000,-
600, and being compelled to pay q
yearly interest of 81, 500, 900, Shimura
said. Today the farmers have taken
up S125, 000, 900 of these loans, are maxi
ing almost no further requests for
bans, and are buying heavily Of Hy-
rothec Bank debentureS Of the smaller
denominations. From being insistent
borrowers, they have become trans
formed into investors.
For three years, the Japanese en-
rloyed in industries reaped the chief
gains from the war. asst fall, the
tables turned. Prices of rice, raw silk
dnd tea were lifted upward by the way
demand and have stayed up. The re-
suit is b unparalleled prosperity OF
Japanese farmers. On the other hand
these high prices nave created n heavy
demand for small loans in industrial
communities, MS factory workers have
felt the pinch OF the higher cost OF
living.
Since prosperity has attended the
ife of farmers, deposit rates of banks
in the provinces have become much
lower than those of town banks. Depos-
IT'S with cooperative clubs in agricul-
tural districts are also ~increas-
ng with astounding raLiditY,
President Shimura said. With
farmers so well provided with
Funds, and with prospects good
disappointing to the newly a. rived
for even greater income from the com
ing harvests, it is expected that the
| greater part OF any issue OF govern
ment bonds, such as to meet expenses
NJ the expedition to Siberia, will be
purchased by the rice, silk and tea
farmers Of japan,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-24

said: S"p'aiif
She was a fairly large craft. Of re-
cent numbering, having three torpedo
tubes two In the bow and one aft, and
carried 10 torpedoes. She was also
armed with a gun for shell fro inst
forward of the coming tower.
Food Becomes U~neatabIc.
MY first meal aboard the U-boar
consisteo or a stew made with striney
meat, probably horse flesh, supple
Inented by small portions Of sausage
with black bread. AS the VOYAGE
progressed this bread became mildewed
anu UNBEATABLE, then some bread OF
ngnter color, which had been kept In
hermetically sealed receptacles. was
served, but was even more unpaIatabie
IMAM the black bread. The coffee was
mace Oh burned barley and acorns. The
commander and officers of the U-boat
laieo as the lower ratings, but were
apie to supplement their allowances
food"
AS the submarine was forced to
keep below the waters surface a great
deal OF the time. life aboard the sub
marine was anything put pleasant.
The boat sweated n all spare
clothing became saturated with mois-
lure. while the atmosphere often be-
came foul and breathing difficult" he
asserted. while we were submerged
the crew would start the gramaphone.
That machine supplied the music which
was played triumphantly when the
U-boat got another victim. Really, the
sinking Of any innocent merchantmen
caused that crew as much Joy as IL
the members had sunk a warship.
zone night there was more than the
usual amount of rejoicing and the gram
aphone's liveliest airs were played.
Thn Gnrn1 NJ hnd tnpnh6nn1 ON al.
tanker which, according to the com
snander. sank In 80 seconds. / could
not help wondering at the mentality
VI men who could rejoice at such @
thing, knowing that without giving
them the slightest chance Of defending
themselves or escaping they a sent
innocent sailors to their deaths.
"The next day we seemed to be GU
OF tho track OF steamers, and ] wen
n the coming tower and saw the
officers amusing themselves by shoot
ing at gulls or empty bottles.
by this time the submarine evident
ly had reached the extreme outward
point Of her voyage, and we started
on our return triple Helogoland. Three
Norwegian ships were stopped for the
purpose of obtaining fresh food. Soon
after this there was much excitement
when 1t was ascertained that there
was a British submarine in our vicinity.
BY listening the crew could hear the
enemy submarine, and the Germans
feared she was going to attack US,
We submerged and eventually lodged
] the British vessel.
"The U-boat was equipped with
powerful wireless apparatus, n each
evening, providing the weather ana
other conditions were favorable, the
German commander remained on the
waters surface in wireless communica-
ton with his base" +
The British captain finally arrived
in Helgoland, and afterward was trans
ferred to Brandenburg. Eventually he
was taken to Switzerland and released.
reaching England on June 10.
And now the captain Is getting ready
to 20 to sea again.
anne.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-24

The Rev. J. Fo1tana. under sentence OF
,hree years in the federal p~cnitentiary
for preaching disloyalty, was honor ed by
The German Evangelical synod Of North
Dakota in being made the principal
speaker at the dedication of q new
church, Of which the president Of the
synod is the pastor.
No new telephones will be installed
in New York city during the war,
excepting such as are necessary for the
prosecution of tho war. New apartment
nouses. and even places Of business. VIII
ave TO do without them.
Uncle Sam needs mayors to run the
cities he is going to build for tho housing
OF n.uait!on workers.
TIE foo administration estimates this
years domestic production OF beet sugar
as probably 60 per cent less han last
sear.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-24
What About a Button7
From the Boston Globe.

II Is claimed that a novel contribution
basket for churches has been invented by
a Minnesota man " q person drops In .
quarter or more m the box there is ST.
lence; IL he drops a dime la, a bell rings;
a nickel sounds a whistle and q penny
fires q blank cartridge. II one p%retends to
be asleep when the box Is passed, 1t awak-
ems him with q watchman's rattle, and .
kodak takes bis picture.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-24

If Ludendorff Has Been Able to Save Enough Men to Bring
the Allied War Machine to a Pause For the Winter, He
Can Rest His Tired Armies on the H~indenburg Line-But If
the German Troopers Have Been Battered as Badly as the
Capture of Troopers and Guns Indicates, the Kaiser's Lead
er Will Have to Make His Way Back to the Belgian Frontier,
Fighting at Every Step.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-24
Eesysr Falls.

From the Buffalo Express.
Old Gentleman (viewing the Niagara
ataract)-Bclicye me, my friend, tn falls
i.rea't what they were 80 years z
Veteran Hackman-Nobody knows It
~,ette-n' me, boss. why, there's lots q
lays when / don't turn a wheel at all!