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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30
SCIENTISTS ARE BAFFLED BY STRANGE MON
sTER HERE IN WHEELING, WHICH WAS
CAPTURED OFF FLORIDA KEYS
LEADING SCIENTISTS DECLARE 1T IS WORLD
LARGEST FISH
CAPT. CHAs. H. THOMPSON, OF MIAMI, ITS CAP
TOR, GIVES WEIGHT AT $4,000 POUNDS
LENGTH IS FEET

What is declared by scientists to be the largest fish
known in history captured in the history of the
world will be on exhibition in Wheeling board the yacht
Tamiami anchored at River Front City Wharf, from 900
M to 1870 p 1t is big in fact it could have swal
lowed twenty Jonahs without suffering the slightest
of Indigestion
Of course it is harmless now but before it succumbed
to the effects of five hapoon hrusts and Isl good sized
bullets in battle which lasted thirty nine hours its ami
NAL instincts were so fierce that blackfsh weighing
500 pounds octopus weighing 400 pounds and 500
pounds of coral only served appetizer of the mild
est sort. -
That is big fish story but it is true one, and is
vouched for in every detail by the highest scientific
thorities. ~
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HANNIBAL

GAorre Braunlich OF Marietta. ONO
visited relatives in town Saturday aho
Sunday.
Rev Patterson Of Belmont. Ohio. Rev
Beyington OF Bethesda. ONO. ana hcE
REYNOLDS Of Powha;an. OHIO. spent "ea-
nesday evening and Thursday nero IN
tho interest Of the centenary movement
= Miss Elizabeth I,unlap left saturday
n WISH, nor cousin. Mrs. Harvey Bar
pard Of Wheeling.
Mr. and Mrs. Dorald Dietrich. whose
marriage took plac" N Wheeling FRIDAY
Aarriycd home saturday and were tender
Rrd a reception at tn" home OF the
brides parents. Or and Mrs. T. w. Nc
yKclvey. only the immediate tanlilcs DC
Ring present. :.
1 Mrs. J. +. O'Ncill and son. J. +.
R'Neill. arrived homo Monday from Ne"
lartinsvillc.
J, F. Hcucuschwander loft sunday on
business trip 10 Cleveland. Ohio.
s Miss Lulu Kett; left Monday for Mari
s. la after short visit with relatives IN
wn.
MISSES sara ard Minnie MuhI"mln
Nellie Parks spent Wednesday aft
con with friends III New MartlnSNille.
srv Harris GillcSpl" and son Of Gar
Svillc. ohio. arrived Monday evening
a>ud Tins wrrI> with old friends. and
be-, ration day Rev. Gnl"s Pie Will
= - an affr'"S f.r "a. soldiers.
- Mr.. }. +. I.,,mam rrG ~" children II
Iis.: h4. I'll az. =" "U,~t> "f h"r
.':.,r. Ms. +: 'z,r..,h ':;;hy.
i. ". y, wmau "f New Martinsvil!e
., f,.r IL irr - ~" !aN.
l'e@ r.,',r:cs. I}"lI rf ClLr'nE'Cn i Tho
ST J.. . 4..'l'. 49,. -. 4. Pounds.
r. arl f.r'-1 a..i 'n!d-'n and Mss
e., Walters -. al Wednesday af,'r-
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loss. and 50 tough that the many bull
lets fired nj II hardly penetrated II IT
All. The liver alone weighed LOO
pounds. and - barrels of forma1dehyde
and other disnfectantk were required 10
prCsc-v~ the skin. while a wood and
steel framework was constructed along
tho Iirrs Of the hsh's proportions by
professor J. s. Warmbeth. ono OF the
most skilled taIidermists in the coun-
trv. who had been recommended by the
Smithsonian Institute at Washington TO
CAPTAIN Thompson As being cminently
nttrd 10 dc tho work in the most salts
factory manner number OF able As
slstants were pressed into service, ard
after weeks Of nrduous labor the Deep
Sea Mystery was successfully mounted
and made ready for exhibition.
News Of the ST TRANCE fish Travelled far
and wide. and although II was midsuin-
mcr and Miami practically depopuIatcd
Of tourists. which form a great part Of
its population. when the monster was
landed more than 5000 people crowded
Inc docks and lined the river banks in
order 10 sec tho wonder prize. Every
BODY in Miami including the mayor.
councilmcn. ministers. merchants and.
in fact, practically everybody in the
county. saw the FISH during the few days
it lay on the do IS. -.---.-.-
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Yacht New In VIII ,-lirg, Anchored
at City Wharf.

To- III, 'Hl he had n arg" Soa-ChirG
,a,ht crnstrUCrl. thu 'A;.r" lever d'"l.
uf which Wis especially Designed Ia a.
r"nnudarr n" monr'"r heh ami WIS
n ad, "ucrc entity Iarro :" allow for nm
pie p1"" fer ~ nun" ~ .nN spectators
- view i from "rC'y ;id".
Tho yacht also carries one IF n"
rnc.' ami most valuahi" pr'vat" marin"
r,b,hite eyer brought together. CONSIST
lrg C mum. r"us rHr" md STRING" spec
Ir"n& 80 marin" f.. MI of which ""r"
r.r.cna'iv collected hv Captain Thomr'
,0u whsle an h:n mHuv cruises Tn"
FIcr.da STRUT. AMI adiac" mt Yates
Captain TNrmrs"r'a phlatfal Yacht.
for such II - as I vas built NJ cost
~ excess oc $:n.0nn will anchor CT the
river front, where the huge sea monster
Will be on exhibition from 300 O. M to
'N:2o p. NJ.
Tho people of Wheeling now haN" IN"
rrca, privilege. for III" first tim" Of 500
5rr rhre 'rury wonderful marin" "Ih e't.
,,rIud,ur M. hug" monster known rs
IN, u - S~a Iye,cry. which probably
IN. hoCn rnc subject Or NOR" sp""rla-
,,nn and ,...nir"v.rsy than any ether
crca,Yr, tina, ever cam" out Of the
.tr.an
Wrnr. then - III" great Deep Sea
Nvs'rrN"
No ,rr knows You mus So" It Tor
,urs.lf ..nd your guess will be ne G"od
-. any bchN.;
VA may think Il s"mr kind Of
vi,al". i;u; 3, j. not whale. Whales
..r, n.i ..rg*rd - nsh. bat nr" warm
hl,.,.u.I u,,.mu.1r that sucki: their
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Huge Pish Only o Baby.

On tho contrary. tho mouth q. tho
Deep Sea Mystery is an enormous cavi-
~. 30 inches wide and 81 inches deep.
situated right At tho end OF the snout
and r"""mblcS that Of a nonstrous cat
fish more than anything else. lns;d"
tn" month IS tongue 20 inches long.
and a Eullci larg' enough Ia swallow a
giant octopus weighing 400 pounds.
TIL" ll'ep Sea My%t"ry captured ty
captain Thompson rXhihiIs other char.
aclcr!$t - nt A 'ru, FISH ihHt arc as \ r
- Ia tn" sc.c.nIliI investigator There
ar" no RIBS ard III place Of n backbone
rs spinal "nlumn I. insisted OF cHriila-
genus v"rtchrac, som" OF which wrrn
l&i- riches vide. and showing signs Of
"s.'Iii,'a:i This MAS proof beyond
doubt that the rrHa:ur" was still undo
r.l'pTG-- i; was q bh.y II fact.
MAJ uraiists say that full grown
pee rI'n OF N" Ena would no hc less
tr"n two and 4 half times AZ large n
III" baby captured by rup'2u Th"mI'-
s,n. Had his cr,a.ur" lived out It's
allotted span. rh"n it must have attained
III" stupcn;"lis proportions OF lis feet
in i"nS.h and "a to IS feet broad.
Bahy though 1t was. II lad n>surcdly
cut rs tr~'i.. fer The jaws wrrN lined
with Innun"r"h." my t,clh that nobody
mas taken lh' ir'Ebic 10 count. ThFy
nr" SGT with an inward slant. go az In
proven the escape e any prey seized by
the trCarEfC IN ,r"i iE for food. and Ju-
hah w"uid haN" Lad snail chance To cs-
cape had he fallen IN it's way.
Tn" hug" mouth t.: such a monster as
tho Deep Sea Mystery would moi appca =
I" invite rcpo>". nut as matter Of fact
two rn"n did actually sit sid" by side
IN tho creatures mouth witor crnwding
each ntET-.
Tn" ra!l OF tn" n""p SCI Mystery
measures ten feet from tap Ia tsp; the
p"CtOral fin is five feet lonE and three
feet " d.. while the uorSal Mn is three
foot long and two feet mn" inches wide
With thus huge mu"CUlhr tan aS motiN"
power. the crrn;Gr' NaS able 10 huri
u*"lt through thc wafer Tor hours with
almost IN" speed 81 an express tra ~.
and dragging Captain Th"mpS0n's boat
behind u. and not even the :wifr"St mo-
tor boat could have kept pIcc with Il.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30

Tho strange and mysterious monster
which. as stated h5cvc. will IL" on o.
hibition in Wheeling. foot Of Twelfth
street. on hoard Ia" yacht Tamlam,. an
Chorcd at "Iv"r tron'. ":ty wharf, from
? Il. III. 10 ,0.Sn y. ~. rs 10 feet IN
length and measures IS feet inches IN
circumference. II weighted when cap
turod Is tons. "r 2A.noO pounds. and it's
livrr weighed la" pounds.
Think ~ harpnonnS such a monster
as this and beng dragged through III"
water al express tram speed for hum
drcdS of miles over tho oCcaE for two
days and n night before IN" game was
W and the Capture safely landed. Think
OF catching a fish with mouth big
enough 10 hold three men OF ordinary
size and OF sHch strange and peculiar
aspect that mon Of sClenC" stood as
founded. Sounds like Jonah story.
doesn't IL And for all ono knows to the
contrary II may r" and unQucstionablE
Is tho sequel TO that story III tho Bible
that for ages has proved IN" stumbling
block OF mon of science and made MN
istcrs Of every creed US" their Wit and
ingenuity to logically Explain the story
of the hiK fish that swallowed tho He
brew prophet some thousands Of years
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Many scientists learned in hsh lore
went to Miami for the special purpose
OF examining the strange creature, ana.
n possible, to classify It, But no one
vas able to tell what II was or to what
order Of the finny tribe II belongs. SO
far as 10 known II is the INST and only
specimen Of tho kind ever seen BY the
eve Of man, unless indeed some fa1-otf
proEcnitor OF this creature OF mystery
Appearing in the nick Of time. saved
Jonah from q w1tery grave, afterYaro
to .pew him out on dry land when hs
had repented. -
A semi-trppLcal Sea with 4 temperatures
about like that Of the Caribbean Sea.
and with a fauna OF similar type
such a surmise Is By no means impoo.
sible.
10 exhibit his prize throughout the en-
His itinerary will include all the lead:
INK cities and towns Of the Mississippi.
and its tributaries on the completion o.
which he will 70 via the Chicago 60
into the Great Lakes, THENCE to D0$1aIe
and the Erie canal to the HudooA ffvct.
on to New York City and the Atlantic
scaboard and back TO Miami. 49,
.!.. (AdvsrttSsnaA
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Came from Great Depth.


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Use.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30

Except fer its huge SIC. tho Deep
Sea Mystery has not II single feature ~
common with tho whale Tho creature
is n true fish. with all tho w"Il-known
chara c'cristics of a fish, including tho
s lis, which nrr four foot long and BY
means cf winch Il hreathcs. Yet IT
does not resemble any species OF fish
known Ia scientific authorities.
You may IN nix IT is n shark. but
II is not shark. No shark over grew
10 such a s'z" a. this; besides, tho toll.
taic characteristics of all sharks the
slit-ik> mouth underneath tho head,
making III" animal turn on it's side or
back n order To- scizc its prey, arc miss
INK
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30
x. Of P. Memorial.

'rh" annual memorial services for the
l.ut.. rrrnc' lodge. No. -. Knights Of
i'yIhit>. Will TAX" place Sunday after
room here. TIL" "Nercises vii re held at
"'clor1. in IN ttlv"ary NJ. f. church,
and Nv. :. r. Hart. pastor OF the
church. Will preach IN" memorial ser
anrL Tn members will march to the
church. N body headed by n band. and
VIII march from the church TO the ceme-
:.ly. where appropriate" exercises Will
.a<. place. TIL" committee on arrange
,pnIS is comp0Sd of tho following: J.. G.
Montgomery. J. ". Black +. +. GrISell.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30
Is This The Great Fish That
Swallowed Prophet Jonah ?
FACTS Of INTEREST ABOUT
THE DEEP SEA MONSTER

lsnSth
weigh. Is TONS nearly pouaAI
It, liver alone weighed pound
together .
II
tip.
hundred pounds
Weighing pounds Of
stomach
suH'as As isssst
indigestion
tie ruddsr
yacht with ns' swish Of it, mighty
oa'frs rife
only A1ay
.ishs-A
train speed
i miles
depths and
volcanic uDh'AvS which nIufso
diving apparatus it, native depths
Withstand the most
tnoonesvAb mA. 1s
.yee which closed indiestas
n. creature L. not classified
sooaoS1ea
the ash tribe Known IN history
.+,onob III. ax.. nsh captured
to attain FIJI growth would
hsveb two onohan times - large
Every florida 1ast coast from
foAdshyds 70
preserve monster ains.ssn baETs's w's us'A
WA. mounted By taxAsrnis
who was also ehos
70 with trip TO the fe'
Now on exhibition Wheeling Taz s.eAorsd
from m 70 1880
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30

In aCrord2u", With motto" gwen on
Sabbath. May 18th. and repeated on
Sabbath. May 18th. there Will h" meet
ing Of III" congregation or IN" N"iIS-
burg Presbyterian church on ThurSoa!
evening. May 18th at y. m. IN IN"
Sunday school room: and then and there
If II hr &gr"Cahl" - tho congregation
10 proceed to IN" erection OF 4 pastor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30
Gets Prison Term,

Carl I-llom. charged with highway
robbery. was sentenced to Scrv" year
IN the state prison when he pleaded
guilty IN Circuit court here yesterday.
l1lum is n MCMcChcn man and was in
dictcd for robbing Harry Cloudy. also Of
McMcchen. A few other matters were
disposed Of in Circuit court yesterday.
and a short session will b. held Satur-
day. The trial Of V. r. Dclanas, CharE-
ed with liquor law violation, will take
place June 5.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30
Shepherd Funeral.

Funeral services were held yesterday
afternoon over tho remains of the late
Jon Shepherd who died M IN" Glendale
hospital following an operation. The
services were conduCtTl IN the late
homo IT 80 u'clnci; 10y Rev. II. G. Gaunt
pastor ~ In" FIRST Presbyterian church.
and in'rrmcnt occurred IN Grccnla"n
cemetery
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30

Tho children Of n" grad" SCHOOLS IT
tho city will march IN tn" parad" |" h"
held BY tho war veterans It's morning IN
connection with TN" ohS"rvan"" of Deco
ration Day. Tn" children all N"lun-
teercd Wednesday To march and tn"
teachers will u" with them 1" assist IN
making TN" event spectacular one.
Tho children Will carry small flags and
flowers,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30
Pleasant Affair.

Members uf III" Industrial chapter or
III" FIRST Fr"SbEt"rirn church WHr"
pleasantly entertained Yesterday after
noon l,v Miss Mary kmp." and MIS-
Joseph Rin"hart IN IN" ilin"hart nom"
on Eighth street Music and games
wcrc tho diversions of III" afternoon
and a dainty luncheon was served. The
attendance WAS large.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30

HrrI:c ;hr fact that to-day is a holi-
,,;.". III" regular meeting of tho Mounds
H.. ;udg" ca: EMS will be held this eve
:. NJ II. their hall on TomlInSon avenue.
y rumh~r OF important business matters
wijl com" up. including the report OF
nc rcmmrtt'c on The now home. All
members are asked to attend.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30
Baseball Here Today.

Lovers Of baseball her" VIII have an
opportunity to witness good game inns
afternoon. when IN" West Liberty stat"
Normal school team meets TN" Mounds
willie High school nine al tho Fifth street
ball park 4 larc" crowd IS expected.
and while West Lih"rty's "allbr" is not
knownf the locals are IN fine condition
for hard contest
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30
MINERS INJURY FATAL

Special Dispatch - Til" In'"l.is"uOcr.
CLARKSBURG. W. Va. MaN 29.-In
lurica received when "HUrh, beneath =
fall Of slate Will" ~ work IN "a" iu,'N-
iuSOn Coal company MN" - Nnnni
Claire This county. have resulted ~ 'hr
death Of Andrew Bahluh. -. Il r"tI r'ln-
or He leaves a widow and TWO dLughi-
era
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hnfn Stolen.

J. l.. Peterson If beech Bottom. had
his DodC" Roadster stolen Al SO on
Thurs,ia; morn nG. Two boys evident
,lv strangers hr"k" into tn" rollansbec
station hut got nothing. Reaching III"
High school building here. gasoline faIl-
cd and IN" machine was loft and the
Peters car taken.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30
Opportunity Circle

NJ J. l.. MctrmbS was hostess TO
ri' mt"7a 90 IN" Opportunity circle Of
IA" Christian church yesterday after
!,u"n 1T her h"un on seventh street. Fol-
loving i .h"r' business session pro-
era n WAS rendered and number Of
-, ~ features were given. \ dainty
!pL,.houu was served
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30
WELLSBURG


Dr. c. z. Brashear. who has boon in
disposed for cou7l" Of weeks the re-
suits Of cold was out in the garden or
Wednesday an down street on Friday
morning much to IN" pleasure OF his
many friends.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30
peabody Home,

Ben F. Peabody has wired his rrla-
tiv"s her" TO the effect that n" mas
arrived safely from overseas. n" Is
now a, Camp Stuarj IwaltinG DIS
charge Peabody was Il member OF tn"
2I4th rCEimCnjal hand and was IN scrv-
ice oNcrSraS for many months.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30
Met wounded Boys.
hoyN VMc

Several Marshall COUNT ooyO VINO
wcro wounded in war duty wore me-,
yesterday by f.: +. Myers. representa-
tive nr the federal board Of vocational
cducalj.n H. had his headquarters IN
the Hun. Service rooms IN the mcrcan-
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CAPTAIN Thompson Proves story.

II remains Tor faHtan Charles H.
Thompson. of Mann. Fla. 10 end th'
cont rovrrSy, A, 10 him belongs tho credit
Of capturing III" monster that could
have swallowed Jonah with IN" greatest
CASE had II l.a"n IN the n"IChborhOud
whom tho propn"t was los, overheard
by tho crew Of IN" ship NJ, was travel
ing on.
Nobody ia better known IN IN" Worio
of sports than Captain Thompson For
years he has been and still Is tho faN-
orcd patron of The Nand"rhr!ts. The
Whitneys and other milh"na'r" sports
mon who ir"du"Us IN" lower east coast
and who invariably NnGaE" him 10 ac-
company them ON their trips through the
Everglades and through IA naSh wafer
~ the flTr',!a Keys after h'g gam" tGh.
for which this section T. noted.
rapta:n ThuInp.Un encountered this
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30

Ralph Carey. resident OF the Fourth
Ward and an Employee Of the Crescent
Glass Co., Is going about with his arm
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30

, IN SLING suffering from q hr'h'n arm
Will" CrHnkrug IN 'ut" thor" "AN
kick-back with tn" result above stated
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The SKIN is three inches thick. scale
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LOST.
FOR SALE

To close an estate, valuable residence,
ideal bargain. The well known Brasor
residence on the corner Canal and Pine
SITS, 2142 story house of nine rooms and
bath labatory, furnace, slate roof. For
further particulars see or phone
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DESIRABLE STORE
TO LET
]. G. Ullery, Brattleboro.
Nice Offices To Let

Ullery Building, second floor front, steam
heat running water; size 23x23 feet; will be
partioned and painted to suit tenant; five
windows. Small connecting room, l2xl6. il
wanted. These rooms are suitable for offices
or for store or shop. Reasonable rent. Come
and see them.
5-tf ]. G. ULLERY.
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WANTED-A dish washer. ScoviIIe 8
Restaurant. 56-tf
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FOR SALE-At once, Roam horse,
weight 1000 lbs, Rray horse weight
l,lOG lbs. black horse, weight l.250 lbs
Rutland wagon, two horse sled, three
seated sleigh, single sleigh. top carriage
buck board wagon. wagon pole, set
double work harnesses , driving har-
mess, single work harness, plough,
AbenaQue : H. p. gas engine with lag
and circular saw outfit Write OF
phone. G. II. Adams, Townshend Vt.
56-tf
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-07

of Detroit troopers who had enlist
e! to flight the Hun taken down"
for what at first appeared to be
open mutiny. Since, however, de-
velopments have shown that it was
anything but mutiny.
However Col. H. D. Styer brought
his gallant 9th infantry into the
i,arbor of Vladivostok and prepared
to occupy" the territory. Staff
headquarters were established at
Khabarovstk late in October, the
staff including six majors, one cap
tain and a lieutenant; all veteran Of
ficers of the United States army.
Later came the 37th infantry,
commanded by 1t. Col. S. c. Lor-
ing, who set UP headquarters at
Fanza, Siberia. His staff included
one captain and three lieutenants.
The entire American detachments
in Siberia and Russia numbered
hardly IS companies, including head
quarters, machine gun, supply, med
lCal and other units necessary tor
the establishment of an expedition
ary base. General Graves remained
in command throughout the entire
expedition.
The general outline of work for
the expedition was as follows:
|. Establishment of a railway
terminal.
2. Building barracks for entire
personnel.
3. Establishment of internal
supply bases.
4. Reinforcement of the men
on the fighting fronts.
Plenty of Hardships.
A few of the hardships the men
had to undergo were:
|. Daylight but three hours
daily.
2. Snow 10 feet deep.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-07

hikes through the surrounding coun-
try. Colonels Styer. Nichols and
Loring daily led their troops in
"sojourns" over the ice bound, snow
covered highways between Vlad-
ivostok, Khabarvostk, Suchan and
Fanza. Camps were established at
these three points. khabarvostk is
a sea port.
The soldiers taught the natives
American sports.
Introduce Hockey.
Hockey, for the first time, had its
introduction along the Amur and
Dvina rivers. The Amur, the third
largest river on the Siberian con-
tinent, runs through khabarvostk.
On Thanksgiving day at Suchan.
Siberia, Colonel Loring and his
staff were the guests OF Mr.. Egerof,
mine superintendent at dinner.
In turn the Americans were
taught Russian customs. The Amer
lean private became as accustomed
to the Russian wolfhound and the
cross-country-dogteam as he had
been to the American sorrel pony at
home. He learned to handle him
self on skis as the best skee men
in Sweden. He learned some of the
Russian language. He learned to
hunt.
Some Still In Siberia.
Parts of the expedition are still
in Siberia. During the long hours
that separate these gallant explorers
from their loved ones at home.
There are daily hunting experitions,
weekly ne,ts between rival hockey
and ski teams of the various units.
Communication between supply
bases has been definitely estab-
lished.
Bolshevik troops are almost gone.
Caused Investigation.
Due to the efforts of loyal SER
ators and congressman the ill-fated
Detroit expedition has returned
home There will be no more
American fighting in Russia or ST.
IBERIA. The bases established be-
tween Archangel and Vladivostok
are purely instrumental in relieving
the sufferings of the natives. And
in that light Americans at home
welcome the fact.
So the story concludes.
Some day the American people
will have reason to be proud of the