davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05
OHIO BANKS ARE
ENJOYING GREAT
PROSPERITY run

COLUMBUS. O.. May t.-ln'"'i'"sh>
81 state banks enjoyed "N""rii"nA'
prosperity during tn" E"Lr "n"in; i"S'
December 81. their t";a! not earnings
being Slo.69o.75l and gross earnings
sie.4 .e95. according !" IN analysis is
sued today by State Rank SupHrln;"nd-
Ont Philin c. Ecrs. rh" nct earnings
arc S1.016SS3 and gross earnings ST.
T21.5oo moro than the year sndiA% '''-
cember 81. 1875. previous To this r'Na-
try's entry into the war.
Banks in tho larS. c!ti"s showed ;h'>
largest net earnings :" capital STOCK.
The average for tn" 49, banks nutSid'>
the large cities was n: p"'s cent. Will"
in Cleveland the average earnings were
28.o; Cincinnati 81. and Canton. "9.o.
The net earnings in Isly:"a W." ISL:
YOUNGSTOWN. ISL: Apron. ia: Toledo.
lT2, and Columbus. - 7"r cont.
Gross earnings ct IN" Incorporated
state banks Of Cleveland for ~" year
were 1881 Of tho capital. ar 35-t r"T
cent moro than any other division. TIL"
percentage of gross earnings t" capital
for all the so, banks for last year was
S6.S per cent.
Dividends distributed 70 stockholders
during the year amounted % $3.50. 1873.
an increase Of sStcA36, or ISIS per cent
as compared with the preceding ycec.
Net earnings carried to surplus amount
ed to s., 1e7. +2s.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05
LIVELY MUNICIPAL
( FIGHT AT KEYSER

Special Dispatch to The Intclligenctr.
KEYSER. W. Va. May 4-The Key
per aunictpal campaign has become
rather active the past week. and several
local candidates have been discussed for
tha two places to be filed at the COM
ang election
= Tho znaasctpol primary to nominate
eeuSaAstes for mayor end one council
znan VIII be heid May 20, the election
coming Tuesday, June 3.
= Captain E. E. Hood. editor Of the
Mountain Echc, has authorized the an
irouncenent that he win be a candidate
FOR mayor, and his nominating petition
has already received the signatures Of
more than one hundred voters. Other
probable candidates are present Mayor
w. C. Pftsr, Uncle Harry Vernon. JUS
,tice !. H Otfner and Editer ". H. Bar
ger Of the Daily News. The name OF
.forner R.. A. Welch has been discussed.
but Mr.. Welch has stated that he is not
in any sense a candidate.
Possible candidates for councilman
are Leslie B. McCoole. Edward Ser
.baugh. present incumbent John S. Ward.
Jake Citizens. we'll knoEn railroad mail.
with others in prospect
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05
Harrison viii Go Over
Topper Victory Loan
Snecial Dispatch TO The Int"lligencer.

Special Dispatch to The lnt"lligencer
CADII O.. May 4-.ForTncr Congress-
man Noliingsworth being asked today
as 70 the prospects OF the Victory Lib
c-tv Loan in Harrison county, replica
"rrcaslry officials need not worry
about the results in this county. l am
not on any of the committees and am
not we'll Informed: am merely SUI
Scribcr 10 the extent of my own ability
but | know the people and know The
county managers. such as the chairman
Ludgr WorIey. and there will not be any
failure. Mark that
This loan would be easily orerSuo-
rrihcd hcre on purely commercial
basis even without patriotic propaganda
The banks of tn. comfy. prosperous IN
stitutionS. only pay per cent on ;'mt
deposits and recent statements by them
show about three millions Of such de-
POSTS now outstanding. and mainly own
ed By wclI-to-do farmers who arc lar
from being business fools
They know the differences between a
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05
GIRLSSCOUTS TO SHOW
FILMS NET FRIDAY
A Girl Scout Ptl1u. 1.-THE Golden EaS4et'
Will Be Shown at the Southern
Theatre Hove.

The Girl Scout troop Ct tho h'nS
daughters Day Nursery OF this city mas
occurred the official Girl Scout htt"'
"'rh. Golden EaglcI.. which VIII ""
shown at the Southern theatre next
Friday evening. All Boy Scouts as wen
rs Girl Scouts arc expected TO sec this
picture. as it will prove highly instruc-
tive To- all
The picture tells the story of TWO
girls. Margaret and Dorothy. who arc
idling their tim" in the village street
when they hear The sound Of the MIC
and drum and SC the chick and dlsm-
fed app"aranr" of the Girl Scouts OF
ihr Town advancing III line OF march'
both girls determine L. join IN" scouts.
Later We ind them in camp leading inc
wholesome outdoor l:fr Of the SCOUTS:
The picture shows further the dulles OF
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05
ABOUT HALF THE
RIVER DAMS HAVE.
BEEN COMPLE
OF THE TOTAL OF FHTY-Fouh
DAMS CONTEMPLATED, TWEEN
TY.FrvE HAVE BEEN COM
PIETED.
Large Sum Available at Present Tine
For Improvement Of the ONO
River-Other River News.

Practically half of the danes OF the
> Ohio river have been completed; man!
are ~ cuurS" Of construction ana luhuS
are available for lock and guide WailS
f. rthr starting of work on thrr" nt"
! ones. OC tho total If fifty-tour dliiS
cont rmplat"d. twrntE-fIur have p'"U
completed and arr in nprrat ion; twelF'
/ NOR, ;,rc under constructions 1unuS arc
available for lock and guide Walls Tor
three. sites secured. but no funds avail
able. for construction of nine; sites not
yet secured for four.
Tho modification or the existing
project by emitting The locks and dams
below number furty.right will not be-
come effective until Ii is satisfactorily
drInonSl r;lrrd that L nine foot stage on
that section of the river can be nam
| Iuincd Ivy open channel work.
Almost sl0.00O,Ou0 in funds arc avail
able ut the present time for the I'M
prorerncnt OF ,hc river including th''
amount Of soon. 6nn carried in the last
river and harhor act of tho last con
gross OF which sJ5S.09Q will bc spent
+ III the Wheeling district.
The work Of culaltzinE the river mas
progressed slow. but sure. the first move
| being inadr when Davis Island dam
known aS number one. which was com
| plctCd in 1856. but as tho years rolled
by the work wiLS stimulated by con-
gressinnal appropriations and now sue
cess is almost in sight.
Yesterday was busy day on the
wharf, with four arrivals and three de-
partures and considerable freight was
interchanged for point sooth up ana
! down the river.
The river was at a good stage and all
dams were down. allowing the boats 10
make good time OH their schedules. AT
the wharf the stage was IL feet and
falling, while the marks at the foot OF
McMechcn dam was IL feet, II inches
and falling.
The General Pcrshing arrived from
Parkersburg Mt o'clock yesterday
morning and cleared for pittsburgh AZ
Il. m. with a good trip.
Tho General Wood arrived from Pitts
burgh Ct a. m. and left for Cincinnati
at $50 a. M with Il big list Of paSscn-
gers and freight.
The General Crowdcr arrived from
Charleston at o'clock yesterday morn.
ing and left for Pittsburgh at ~
o'clock with a big trip.
The Liberty arrived from rarkcFs-
burg at noon.
The Helen +. will be IN from Now
| Matamoras this evening.
The Liberty lcarcS for McConnclls-
willie on the MuskinguN Mt neon today.
The General ershing will arrive from
| Pittsburgh about 3 o'clock tomorrow
morning and leave for Parkersburg at
! r. m.
! The General Crowder will be down
Wednesday morning on her way from
| ittSburgh to Charleston.
! An interesting report has just been
published giving the tonnage of coal
taken out of the kanawha river To OhiC
river points BY artificial waves. In
! 1917 the total was 100000 tons and in
| 1918 it was $4,000 tons. making a
gran dtotal Of $4,000 tons.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05
MUNICH REDS
ARE CORNERED

BERLIN. Saturday. May %.-tbE the
Associated prrssl--GUvcrnlnent trnpos
have capturrd thu whale Of Munich with
tho exception III The Gnntnn quarter
where tho COMMUNISTS have mace ire
cunt cattrmpts /" negotiate IN order 10
secure NOR, Favorable runditIun%. 'reru-
irr Hoffman, however. has reiterated his
demand for their unconditional surrcnd-
CT.
The communist; made a hIltre defence
but Il proved in"fr"ctivc against the gov
crnmcnt's artillery.
The dead are iuuIod 10 number 700.
The Berlin government has declared that
it's troops VIII b withdrawn rs soon as
order has hcr rrSlurCd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05
CREW OF THE "SHAW"
HONORED FOR COURAGE

WASHINGTON. May 4.-Secretary
Daniels has commended seventeen MEM
bcrs Of the crew Of the destroyer
SHAW" for their courage and devotion
Ito duty Il, the time of tho collision be-
tween their vessel and the Cunard liner
Aquitania last October . near III" Eng
lish coast Two officers and ten men
lost their lives in the accident.
The Shaw was one OF three destroy
ers conveying the AQuitana which was
carrying several thousand American
soldiers to England. The destroyer was
making about -. knots an hour ana
was zig-zagging as usual when her
steering gear became disabled. Had she
followed her course sh" probably would
have rammcd and sunk the Aqultahia.
Commander William Glasstord. her
commanding officer. ordered full speed
ustcrn and thus SO changed the Shaw :
course as TO bring her under the Do"
Of the huge troop ship.
Ninety fcct Of tn" Shaw's bow was
carried away in the collision hut IN
spite OF this Commander GlaSsford Win
the aid OF picked men Of his crew Eo'
her To port without assistance hut i'"I
until The men hnd repeatedly fareu
I death IN iiGhtinE Il ire in IN" oil DUNK
crs which Threatened 10 explode INC
ships magazine and in throwing over
, board number Of shells which had nc
como heated.
Led by the destroyer Kimberly. inc
Shaw made Portland. England. under
her own steam although III" ilonr OI
the engine room WAS flooded and thcr"
VIZ; II hug" h"l'. IN In" iir" room JUST
aft OF where tn" destroyer had h""n cut
in two. This hole had h""n plugged
with mattresses and timber before inc
! vessel got under way.
Among the mon Of tho shaw com
mrnd"d hy Secretary Daniels are:
William C. kcSSlcr. Columbus. ONO.
Ilnr,ncn Mnnrr HhilnlClnh
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05
TO VOTE OF BOND ISSUE

Special Dispatch to The Irtellisencer.
MARTINSBCRG. ". Va. May Am
ordinance providing for a special cleo
ton at which voters Of rarkerSburg
will be asked to ratify a bond issue Of
500. 900 TO be used for sewerage pur-
poses passe dts first reading at the
regular meeting OF the city council. TIL"
election will probably be held next
month.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05
STRONG FOR WOOD

WASHlNGTpN. May i.--S"nal"r
Moses Of E"w Hampshire, Republican,.
issued Il statement tonight urging inc
nomination Of Major General Leonard
Wood nS the Republican cnndidhtc Tor
president in 1870. The New hampshire
sr!,ltmr said Republicans Of HIS stat"
were preparing to present General
Woods name ut The partys national
convention.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05
FARMER HANGS HnCsELx.

Special Dispatch to The Intclligencer.
CLARkSBCRG. w. Va. May A.
While brooding over illness. F. II. Cot
trill. a well-to-do farmer or near Bull
town, Braxton county. hanged himself
wi,h a los chain from rafter or ms
harm n day or two ago. according TO
word received here to-day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05

4 Scout and Of the enjoyment the girls
derive from it. Every girl should sec
this picture, as it is about the best Pic
ture concerning this organization.
In addition TO THE Golden EaSlet"
Boy Scout picture will be shown.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05

three per cent taxable certificate OF a
private institution and a ~ per ccnt
non-taNabic government bond
10 think otherwise would be an I'M
parchment Of their good sense"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05
SOVIET MINISTER SHOT.

LONDON. May t-~GusIaNr 1.andnu"r.
minister Of cnlShtm"nt IN tho Rararlan
Soviet government who recently fled
from Munich. has been shot by govern
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05

Anto
Axles
Strengthened.
ChaS. II. Eesbttt.
II twentieth Street. ..an-SG-k
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05

mcnt troops nj Bamberg. according 10
dispatch from Zurich 10 the Exchange
Telegraph company.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05

BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05
Raisins-l ID. 7S4
package ....:. AcN

CocoAnut-1-Lb. tubes. ....... 40
5-Lb. Plohge Argo Starch. .1Se
Lux-rvo PAeHaGsG. .2oo
Cirnal3ns-Thres PaetAGes. $50
OLD 8ettler-TWo P1ckAGsa. 40
Ia PrAuce-Rtvs Packages. $50
BatinA-Etvs PaatagsS. 49,. no
Elk. HoI1s sos Toilet Paper. -
lEo BOZ xuo Dust. He
xrssa PsSRnt 8Ht&R-xb.....15 s
The evening world., 1919-02-17

did know that We were tired ann
hungry We looked for food aud
there wIs none. We looked for water,
but II was POISONOUS, and guards with
bayunots kept II from US The only
food WIS grass, and We coWd eat
that without water. There were
Thousands OF us there. hut zach man
only thought or realized that he alone
was there,
We wearily plodded through the
deep roads OF ths forest, but we did
no. know where We were going, Then
We noticed cavalry, thousands II
horses, standing quietly in the woods
Ana tanks, standing silent and ap-
pearnE not az ai! Ike the great de-
mons VIC had been told they were
Guns were everywhere, large, mcdi-
um and small Two hundred thou
, sand men were there, and on that
quiet summer day beyond the con-
! fines OF the forest YOU would not
| know there was a soul there.
{ Enemy aoroplanes above hummed
and the ayiators pcorcd in vain
through the thick foliage OF the
mighty trees.
yht came and with II rain and
lightning and thunder and action,
, Tn tanks, the great guns and the
ammunition wagons rumblcd cut on
the roads The soldiers staggered
along up TO their knees in mud IN
tho ditches alongside the roads and
now and then they cried out as a
horse slipped and u wagon filled with
heavy shells fell ana crushed some
OF them, For rorty-eight hours some
had been without sleep, The officer,
fought every step OF the way &c
keep alert for what was TO como, anC
they prayed TO God the Germans
would not find out what was golnl
on, for knowledge TO the German!
then would have meant certain de
struction TO great allied army.
Somewhere along the fifth mile WI
The evening world., 1919-02-17

dccrs, but thoy told MS they had just
arrived and could not help us, We
stood in the woods waiting for the
battaNons with no definite idea OF
whore to 90, and in an hour and a
half, at 4.30 \. NJ, we were to attack.
Right there came deep II unspoken
curses; no guides. no time, no food
little ammunition and precious little
Information, except that in an hour
and half two thousand guns would
open barragc which we were 20
follow and hundred thousand Ger
man shells would fall to stop ~
before We were within mile OF
where We were to attack, The battol-
ions came up and we plodded on.
when We stopped figuring how We
we're going to pull out we prayed.
Daylight came suddenly, 1t re-
| vealed artillery officers standing just
/ within the forest borders with
watches in their hands. II revealed
twenty minutes 10 make the attack
ing point aud it showed "a thousand
yards away a small arms ammunition
| dump. The men rushed to the dump
I saw dozen French soldiers hurry
Ing away. Thoy had been relieved
from tho trenches. | ran after them
one OF them spoke English. He had
! lived in New York.
Guides" | shouted. Guides. Sol
diers to take us in. We arc late
Hurry; hurry"
The Frenchman, who spoke Eng
! lsh, hurrlcdly explained 20 the others
and th9se dozen poilus, who were on
their way out TO safety, water ant
food, turned and volunteered to lea,
us in, They knew it meant death
II did, indeed, to some OF ;hom, Gnt
they went back TO take it, all Tor Ii
Patrio and because the American;
asked them,
The men were grabbing ammuni.
! tion, bullets and 2renades and rs fast
as they finished ! was putting them
The evening world., 1919-02-17

were stopped and call FOR officers
Regiment. United states Marines, as
scmblcd in little clearing and mot
Col Logan Phcland. lie told US briefly
sc were going 10 attack and attack vi"
along thirty mile front. We had
the post OF honor, he said, along
with the lst American Division. and
French Zouaycs were to be on our
left. My battalion, the I'd. was TO be
in the first wave; y day and Z hour
were the tims OF tho attack. We
laughed, for We knew 1t meant in
plain language early the next morn
ing,
| was battalion scout officer and
Major Ralph =. kayser gave me the
maps and told me to mark off the
objeciivcs and directions. In the
pouring rain and with the help OF
my smothered fashhght marked the
maps and handed them out to the
company commanders. saw that
capt Wass was there, Lieut.. Elliott
Cooke. Lieut.. Becker, Lieut. Xyschko
ana myself, We were all that were
eft out OF the n.nc officers that start
ed in the mess of the 18th Company
at Nenlun in March The next night
Wass and Becker were dead and
Cooke, Xyschke and were headed foI
the hospital, Two days before Xyschkc
and had matched to see who would
be the next officer to go TO the States
as an instructor and Hyschke had
won; he was TO leave after the attack
Col. Phcland called TO me and asked
mo to 80 ahead OF the regiment with
him to ind the guides who were I,
take us to the jumping off pace, W.
plunged ahead, dodging horses, tank,
and artillery. II was pitch dark, The
: only light coming from an occasona
! nash OF Lightning, On We went t,
the Pdr.s road where Inc guides wer,
Ito be. No one was there. W,
, awakened sleepy French artillery Of
The evening world., 1919-02-17

You never listen TO a word ] say"
Is a common reproach from wives to
husbands. And there are women who
drop a thick veil OF inattention over
their minds the moment a husband
begins to speak. Once at a party an
honest manufacturer OF concrete
drove me into a corner and began to
tell me in twenty thousand words or
more Of a new process he had dis
covered which was going to revolu-
tionize the concrete business till I felt
as II were being concreted myself.
Suddenly the bore's pretty wife de-
tached herself from a crowd Of dan
GERS, sending me n wireless, Keep on
course. Am heading for you," as she
crossed the floor.
Albert. do so and get my scarf. I'm
shivering." she said. and then as the
crestfallen bore relinquished his VIC
tim she said hurriedly: You poor
dear. | know you've been suffering
tragically and / came to rescue just
as soon as could. or course he was
talking concrete 10 you. Get away
while there is time! simply won't
allow him TO mention 1t to me- but
there is no reason why YOU should
suffer for my sins
Unfortunately. though. IL a mans
wife won't allow him TO discuss with
her the technicalities of his business,
the story of his prowess at golf or
the details of the speech he made
at the Eks' dinner, some other
woman will have TO suffer in her
stead. And II a husband refuses to
hear all about the cooks affair with
the milkman or the chagrin OF the
woman in the next nat because her
hair was dyed a pea green. another
victim must certainly be found. The
first duty of the successful husband
or wife. therefore. is to listen, No
man ever deserted the woman who
hung on his every word. And no
woman has ever been known TO elope
from the husband who has the tact
70 quote to her some remark she
made to him the week before.
Besides promoting conjugal felicity
the simple habit Of listening saves
the life Of the innocent bystander
who would otherwise be buttonholed
and bored, perhaps even to the extent
or becoming soul mate,
The evening world., 1919-02-17

OF boys was going on. 1t could not
ne stopped at the first objective.
In the cool cellar Of the frat farm
mousse ! stopped with Major Kayser.
and the Battalion Adjutant. Lieut.. La
Gendre II was the objective and
We mad to get the men together to
go on further. A few dead GermasS
were above the cellar but inside ,,ls
a queer scene. The candles were still
lighted on the table and the break
fast Of the German Captain was sim
there. We ate some of the black
bread slipped some Of the Rhine wine
searched for maps and information
and hurried out to go further.
Miles out tanks and armored motor
cars were still smashing into In.
German line aeropianes were 6rht-
ing dozen battles overhead, artII-
lery was rushing up stopping a few
minutes at time TO hrc, Every
where our men were lying about in
the fields. Dead? No. Just asIoon
Hell, they're licked" groucbed tho
first one awakened by a SerSeant
and | don't see why I've cot to run
en- to death" HH
The story OF how the gallant kia-
who had stopped the Boche for go
months and VINO went crazy with TO-
when they started him to berlin tbe.
laid down under tho shell are sns
slept Tor an hour is one story. Rnt
how they reused themselves rrons
thor sleep and 0tarted after him ana
kept going after him for three daYs
Is another. 0ass
The evening world., 1919-02-17

n charge OF "A poilu TO lead them in.
The last man cleared Down the road
We went. running, for the artillery
officers would be calling OF tho seq
ouds now. Then it came. | heard
a quiet human voice. suppose il
said fire, Perhaps many voices said
it, In second came tAo blast OF two
thousand Guns. The conclusion al
mos. threw us over but wo went on,
catching our hreaths and hardly
Knowing for q minute what it was.
There was no noise, that is, no dis
tinCt noise. there was Just a terrible
heaNing and tearing. | say the i'm.
preston was that there was no noise
because men next 20 you were shout
ing and you could not hear them. II
was 50 noisy You could not hear any,
thing, but something that prevented
hearing. You could see. however. and
ahead we saw soaring lights, the sig
nal lights Of the Germans calling for
their barrage.
The first German shell hit in the
! hdlh lodS huHdu OF us. We saw It..
! We did not hear II. II cut away the
! first eight men OF our column. Into
the bitches at the side OF the road We
tumbled and the German barragc III
on tine road We had been caught
before We got in!
4 minute We lay there under the
pounding and then in the forest 10
the right and left we saw huge trees
going up b. the roots and French so;-
dicrs with ropes about them hauling
them down. Trees hundred feet tail
were falling The French hal nine
under the roots and were blowing
them up to make now roads Cor the
tanks, Then tho monsters camo
Ip,ung,ng through. II was our chance,
While the German barrage was falling
on tho main roads the French wcro
going through the forest and that was
whore we headed with tho soaring
signal lights of the German line as
our objective.
The rain had stopped and tho sun
was out. We reached the edge OF the
black woods and rushed out into a
wheat held, The green AND Sd len