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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-02
ANOTHER TROOP
SHIP AGROUND
IN DELAWARE
Seventy Sick Soldiers and
Eighteen Officers Aboard
Vessel OFF Fort Dupont TO
Be Taken to Hoboken.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. The steam
er Tiisondari. with seventy sick soldiers
and eighteen officers on board, IS
aground in tho DelcwTare river. off Fort
Dy,ront. about forty miles below fhlia-
delphia- Tho vessels nose is in IN" inua
in the west side Of The channel and IN no
danger.
A tug from the navy yard was *c1i' 70
tho steamer to take off IN" nI"n ana
co,vcv them 10 tho navy yard here.
Those who will nr nblr Ia make the trip
will b. gent to Hoh"kcr. y. J.. and Camp
Merritt There are no wounded men on
the vessel.
The rj:aondari was formerly Dutch
vessel She passed in the Delaware
capcs last night and was bound from
French ror, for tho navy yard. Tugs
expcct - pull IN" steamer Into deep
water on the next high tide.
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PRESIDENT OF CZECHS
TO CONFER WITH WILSON

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.--Th"mas q.
Masaryk, president Of the new republic
OF Czecho- S!ovaNa. has left pragu" i"r
Rome. and according 10 Information To-
dav from official sources. his purpose -
10 confer there with President wilson
and italy statesmen regarding 'hH dis
pu,a between Italy and tho new republic
Of JuEo-Slavla over former Austrian ter
r!tory on the Adriatlc coast now "cco-
pird by Italian forces.
The Jugo-Slavs contend that this ter
ri,orv rightfully IS Il part nf their new
rs,pblic because. of the prrpcnderancc OF
Slavic peoples among the population and
thar without this outlet on the coast
their new republic would be stilcd III
infancy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-02
PRESIDENT IS
EN- ROUTE To
VISIT POPE
HAD NEW YEARS DINNER
AT MURAT MANSION
Machinery Of American Com
mission Thoroughly Or
:. ganized and Ready to Be-
gin Business.

r.kEIS. Jan. i--prcs."oat Wilson TO-
ri.i', : "mruut" ~ Eonn. where he VIII
,,., .,,. c,iosI .>r King Victor Emmanuel
During his stay in thH i;a!tan CAPITA nc
,r.ll ,.is,t ~. 1nDr ard aaS" :hc Me1noo-
-. ,.,l.rrr. and w cor .'U' his ccnle eF-
rp... with ihn N:m- Premier oF.anuo
,.,.i T,ar,r ;Srnn!rn. tho !0rr!,n munster
r,,onr:nr: r-.='.i's ~ "Ni"ctcd from
~; visit. which VII "" n" last 70 the
allied countries naf"rH ~ beginning Oh
;n.. r."ay" ,"n:"r"rtr".
1mfnr,:ia.o!y after hr"a.:tast thlS
morning ,Gr pres tdeut played golf ror an
hua,r.
rh,r. was = nIin: family New Years
dinner AZ ~. Mur2. manSi"n. NO ,ous,-
3css was rur l,"tor" til" prs 'stdert.
Thr crnr..rcnc" Ill Eom" with tho
Italian sfar.sm,.n VIII. IN sense. De
cnrri,uari"'l OF thos" held nero %h'l'
KIN Victor Em,nanU"l visited Paris.
a,.I ,,,, pr.sitort ais" talked with Pre-
.o..,. Orlando and F,r"S!n Minister Son
uIn".
Tho working machinery of tn" Amer
;,.,,, comm ,Su,l has h'.'.n Thoroughly or
c,oriYn,i during n" presidents absence
~ Eu..l?ud. and "v"rEthrE is practl-
r,Iiy ready 10 hrS;a business when ne
rr.urrs from Italy. There appears no
rraya,t for altering tho forecast made
four weeks ago thHt President wilson
intends tn he back in Washington o%1ore
,h. closing of III" American Congress on
March : and that. Il n"crSSarE. ne Will
r.;urr ~ Franco early III III" spring to
ronijuI.,. his work There arr, however
some indications that tho presidents re-
turn will rot hH necessary.
pnNE Tuesday. Dec. 3l.-Prepara-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-02
Hun AirpIanes Returned

COBLENZ. Ian. l.-FoRy airplanes,
including seven Ciothas. said 10 have
bcrr, usrd III tho bombing Of Paris, were
accepted today hy The American army
rrrciyiuc commission. Two hundred
machi,c: ar" now in Coblrnz or on tho
w,y and al Of them soon will be taken
,r Franco. Each airplane must be In
rcrfcct condition before acceptance and
German aviatnrs arc being kept busy.
in testing them before acceptance.
Twcnty-tivc hundred machine guns
also were accepted today. J
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On Eve of Resignation
coming Effective, Form
Federal Director Of Capiti
Expenditures States Mani
fold Reasons for Return d
Properties. x: !:
NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-opposition

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-Opposition
government ownership Of railroads ot
the ground that competition in servic'
and facilities hut not in rates. should bt
preserved was voiced in statcmen
issued by Robert s. .Lnvct; when his res
lgnation as director of the division on
caJ,;iaI expenditures OF the railroad adj
uin.Stration became effective to-day. 2
After asserting that there is nothing
so essential 10 the financial peace and
tho commercial and industrial welfare on
country ae'a definite government railroad
pnlicv." Mr. L"vctt declared that the.
nern.s!.v for exclusive national control
aS aEains: stat" l"gulation was now tool
obvious :nr discussion and that "theI
,Ilv d"ka'ao'r question is whether suchI
control shall he through government
ownership ar by rxclusiv" federal regu:
la;ion ii private ownership"
would Permit Consultations.
II believe. in thorough regulation bI
~" national government Of all compcti
zion in snrric" nr facilities. with powe
- chocl; Il wh"r" il amounts TO all evil,
hs said. 81 should permit consolidation
subject To- government approval wher
the public h:urfit would plainly be pr
NOTED. particularly in the absorption
financially weak lines Of minor import3
anc" whore by SO doing the communities
dc cndcnt thereon could be better scrv-
ed. Hut T would steadily preserve cpm
r-t:,inn hctwc.n the large systems anq
pur%u" policy OF widening the CONF
rr,itivc areas between such large s.
TENS wherever practical"
Fears Political Machine.
In giving his reasons for oppd
government; ownership MI IovcTc
serted that "ic VIC carefully analTZc -
relative. merits Of efficiency from unfit
;itio1 in service in facilities. I believe We
will find that the latter will be very
murh hc;."r rs q national policy"
! !In added that h" also objected to gov
. crnmcnt ownership because the opportu-
r;ry il wolld offer FOR promoting poll
. ;.ca,. ambitions would be- q perpetual
, rational *caIda! and expose tn" govern
: n..n. to serious financial burdens"
! Expressing The fear that The railroad
! .,,ori barrel would in time make the
other pork barrels appear insiGn:f'S
! IN comparison" Mr.. Lovc;t said:
Deterioration Of Property.
! "Ev.ry politician would he almo
! compelled tn exert any political influ,
J rrc" possessed by him 70 provide places
for his supporters or improvements and
! facilities or rate adjustments desired
hv th"m. Each congressman would be
! ;.rcssrd ny all tho ambitious towns in
! h.: distrc: for ornate passenger sta,
tCo-tInucd on Page Twc.)
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SF[F DETERMINATION IS BASIS
OF AUSTRIAN HOPES FOR FAIR
PEACE CONFERENCE TREATMENT
HIVER IS RAPIDLY
RISING, WITH KANAWHA
REPORTED OUT OF LOCKS

PARKERSECIGLi. W. Va. Jan.
1.-The steady hnwnpour of rain
is boosting tn" rivers rapidly.
The Little Kauawha is out OF
the locks 1T Lccchtown. and the
smaller river IS climbing It's
banks rapidly. TIL" boats IN that
trad. are tied up pending q de-
crease in the river. The OH" IS
rising and 4 good raise is eN-
pectcd. The report from the
wharf tonight was l4.5 feet and
rising rapidly.
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CONTRACTS CLOSED WITH SOUTH
kMER|CA'5 LEADING NEN|SPAPEE EER5
0F BENEFIT To WHEELING IV|FR'|

America and Panama which emphasize
this id.a as follows:
Il am rejoiccd 10 welcome you to our
NOM Ib"rship. Cor ] am convinced that
with /. frcrr flow OF news between the
twn continents. we shall grow TO know
each oth"~ bette: and 4 h";ter acoualnt-
ancc 2 r,Nr.. thorough ard sympathetic
common understanding OF the character.
jy:; ;r%. tho merits and the weaknesses OF
TN. w.~l,:rn h".:.iS;,herc Will be q tholiS
sand fold liurn effective in maintain
enduring friendship than the most
t,m&iv. and sUbIl" propaganda Work.
81 shall hop" that rs tho time goes
yru VII find yourselves we'll cont
IN vour association with us in wha
PERHAPS :!ic most important mutual
,n-ur,r:,t!vc effort yet known.
The. addition Of these new papers
SuUth America 10 The Associated PT2ss
list OF papers means IN" LINKING To-
rai!,,r. fer N" mutual exchange OF news
e.: virtually all ihc important cities on
south America, with III" entire northero
continent. Th" Associated Press
...,;vcs i ir"ctly through its 1885
b..r,. m III" J-m;tci States. its assq
5v:'h Ih.. Canadian Press. Ltd"
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,'au-drE. - Important ntmbf
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TIE wHATHEH.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1'-ForecastI
ohto-Pair and colder Thursday; Fri
day, fair nnd continued cold.
western Pennsylvauin-Partly over
cast and much colder Thursday; Friday
fair and continued cold.
west virEinia-Fatr and much colder
Thursday; Friday fair, continued cold.
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[0VETT ISSUES STATEMENT IN ]
OPPOSITION To GOVERNMENT |
OWNERSHIP Of RAILROADS
INSANE MAN RUNS
FIVE MILES AND
THEN DROPS DEAD

SDcclal 10 Tho lnlcll!Gcnc"r.
CINClNNATl. -. Ian. l.Nhen
temporarily insane. John Jacobs
81 years old, whose hom" wls IN
Marietta. Ohio. is dead here as
I.cc were after hIm. Jacobs.
Ioirc were aft" rhIm. Jacobs,
who was employed at the Fern
bank dairy. died o! exhaustion
after he had run five miles.
when he imagined the police
were after him on 4 charge that
he had concOcl"d III his dlSar-
ranged mind. The body is being
held for word from relatives.
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To OE5TABZI5H
TWO MAMMOTH
NAVAL FLEE 75
NUMBER OF VESSELS
NOT STIPULATED
Various Coast Submarine and
Air Defense Stations Will
Be Retained After Peace
Pact Is Signed.

WASHINGTON. Jan. ito Keep ih2
navy hit and on its toes, TWO S:"" :.
fleets, enc based rn the Pacific coast h"u
h" other on III" Atlantic coast. VIII
be- cSta ablishcd by next summer. "!'t'
wa" rimcs and joint n:antuNcr% hS Il
part If "a regular program" "f tra,"iHE
Secretary Dlni"l$. II explaining Ni@
rlaus Ia ,ht. HCuSc naval committee TO-
,ia, soid thar after every war ;h"ro -
:, tendency fer tho may la :ctruSrad".
fcontinued on Page Ten.)
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ROME. TucSday, Dec 3l.-Prepara'
Continued on Page Seveu)
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Continued on Page TTo.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-02
II The Market Street Office---Al the Big NEWS
THE WEATHER

Fair and Much Colder Thursday; FRI
day Fair, Continued Cold.
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YW'S.S.

EA7Dt5T
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GCSeSsfNf
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-25
To Seek Jobs
For Soldiers

ing so for 20 minutes or even half an
hour. after which he falls into deep
sleep. Afterward he remembers moth
ing whatever about what has happened
to him. The result Of this sobbing
sickness and these attacks is, Of
course. still further to weaken a peO-
pie already very greatly enfeebled.
Another effect Of the prevailing
nervousness Is naturally to make peo-
pie far more irritable than usual; and
the physical weakness combined with
the overwrought state Of their nerves
also makes them disinclined for effort
or exertiOn. Religion. II Is significant,
seems to have lost all influence over
them. Not only have adults become
careless and Indifferent with regard to
morality, as Is proved by the grave In
creases Of certain diseases, with which
the medical authorities no longer know
how to cope, but the condition Of the
children In the cities and towns, par
ticularly Of Austria, Is distressing be-
yond words. For example, the number
Of offenses against the law committed
by children and young persons under
eighteen In Vienna alone was, In 1918.
1885. but In 1917, 14.O20-a nearly IS
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-25
PREMIER is THRIFTY

Paris.-"While clothes are so ex-
pensive am not going to Indulge In
the luxury of new overcoat. just be-
cause fool shot few holes In my
oyercoat," Premier Clemenceau Is re-
ported to have said.
The Tigers" jacket and overcoat,
both showing bullet holes, were pieces
OF evidence that had to be produced
at the trial of his would-be murderer.
Emile Coffin. M. Clemenceau, how
ever, happens to be particularly fond
of those garments, and he asked M.
Ignace, undersecretary of state for
war. to let him have them back quick
ly. M. Ignace replied In tones of gen.
tie reproof that the articles were In
the hands Of the judiciary and that
under the rules 1t would be quite Inn
possible to part with them until the
case was past the appeal stage.
Then M. Clemenceau, who Is an en-
emy of red tape, did what In French
Is described ms an "efiicacious act" the
nature of which Is not specified. but
mny be surmlsed. His garments came
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-25
Sobbing Illness
Result of War

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of spe-
cial field corps in connection with the
emergency employment committee for
soldiers and sailors Of the council OF
national defense was announced by
the war department.
The corps is composed OF approxi-
mately 35 army officers specially Sc
!ected and assigned TO the work by the
war department, and will be under
the direct supervision Of Col. Arthur
Woods. special assistant to the secre-
tary of war and chairman Of the
emergency employment committee. 1t
has been organized to carry out In
tEe field the plans Of the war depart
ment and Of the committee for the re-
employment of soldiers, sailors and
marines and their readjustment and
absorption into civil life and peace
time conditions
The work will consist largely of
gathering information concerning pres
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-25
BY JULIAN cRANDE.
I'm the New York Times.)

Qn the New York Times)
Berne.-During the war have been
several times In England. France and
Italy, but since the armistice have
been obliged to remain here, in the
heart Of Europe. Consequently can
not say how the war seems to have af-
fected the people either In my own
country or In those of our allies or In
the United States. If. however. I were
asked how 1t has affected people on
the continent generally. should say
that 1t has made them more nervous,
and some Of them even nervous
wrecks. I
Perhaps nowhere was this more no
tfceable than at the meetings of the In
ternational Socialist Labor congress.
attended by delegates from q coun-
tries. 4 have spoken to delegates from
most of these lands. and there was not
a single one who did not show signs Of
extreme nervousness. Either he was
constantly clasping and unclasping his
fingers, or he was fidgeting In his
chair, or constantly blinking his eyes.
Moreover, IL asked one or other to
jot down something for me on paper,
noticed that his hand positively trem-
bled as he wrote; and when delegate
addressed the congress he usually ex-
hibited still more marked signs Of
.overstrained nerves. Several delegates
TO whom / spoke volunteered the in
formation that they slept very baby at
night. and this testimony was quite
independent, for not one knew what
the others had been saying to me. To
some I suggested that perhaps they
were doing too much mental work.
"'No," was the reply. "even the laboring
classes in our country are not sleeping
well Just now
Sobbino Sickness.
In Austria. for Instance, the people
are suffering from what may be called
a sObbing sickness. which Is the result
primarily Of nervousness. Both men
and women suddenly begin to sob, and
very often continue sobbing even In
their sleep. Some doctors seem to
think this malady Is due to unwhOle-
some food, which causes stomach dila-
ton; others attribute 1t to nervous
ness alone. In some cases this nerv-
BUSINESS has become so acute that peo-
pie have attacks In the night not un-
like an epileptic fit. The sufferer be-
gins by, feeling a choking sensation,
then cries out, and finally becomes
quite unconscious, very often remain
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-25

per cent increase. And now IL is scarce
ly possible to keep count Of the num-
Der of thefts and other misdemeanOrs
Of which even young children ara
guilty.
Again, the children often cannot ~
made to attend school, and the youths
cannot be induced to do any work. The
children play truant for days and
weeks together. and the youths leave
their work for any trivial reason or
none.
Children and young people are con-
stantly quarreling until they come to
blows; they have no respect for their
teachers, parents or elders; they insult
and abuse older persons and even spit
mt them sometimes and threaten them
with violence. Thieving. however. Is
the commonest offense.
Few Children Survive.
In Poland nervousness and nervous
prostration have become so appalling
that very few mothers give birth to
children capable of surviving. Thus.
at the maternity hospital OF Lemberg
In two months only one infant sur
vIved out of 91 born and people are
daily perishing from hunger. This In
teresting old city with Its cathedrals
and universities has now become for
lorn and desolate. and what Is true of
1t Is true of the rest of Poland and
Austria.
To add to the scourges of nervous
ness and sobbing sickness. infantile
scurvy, caused by bad milk, Is greatly
increasing among young children In
Austria.
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ent existing government employment
agencies, us well as agencies estab-
lished and maintained by private or
ganiZations and individuals. and OF
iiIding out Just how the war depart
ment and the committee can by CO.
operating with the community fulfill
the nations obligation to the men now
returning to civil life. They have
been instructed to inform each com
munity which they visit that the gov
crnment and all its departments rep
resented on the emergency employ
ioent committee stand ready to coop
crate to the fullest extent with any
hnd all local efforts connected with re-
employment or welfare of men dis
charged from the service.
The corps has been divided into
three divisions.
II was announced that II was not
any part OF the work of the corps to
attempt to create any substitute em
KlOyment machinery where such ma
chinery exists. It's function is to find
out how the government and the emer
gency department committee can best
supplement and support the work OF
the federal employment service and to
encourage cities and towns, through
public and private contributions to
carry on the bureaus for returning
soldiers and sailors. and to establish
similar bureaus where they do not ex.
ist. These bureaus are operated un.
der the supervision of the federal en.
ployment service.
Stranded Men a Problem.
"The appeal of the Chamber Of Com.
merce of the United States to Its con.
stituent commercial organizations to
get behind the bureaus for returning
soldiers and Sailors" said the an
1ouncement. will very considerably
facilitate their work. The chambers
Of commerce in many towns and cities
already are contributing to the main
tenance of employment service offices
and soldiers bureaus. The greatest
effect of the action by the national
commerce chamber is expected to be
IN the number of Immediately avail.
able employment openings which en-.
plOyers will register with the federal
employment Offices and soldiers bu.
reaus.
"One of the chief problems incident
20 unemployment OF the soldier Is the
stranded men in the cities. Employ
ment for the majority Of these men
con be secured in their home towns,
but through lack of funds they are
unable to avail themselves of 1t. Har-
ry A. Wheeler. president of the Cham
her Of Commerce of the United
States. has issued an appeal to each
member of the national chamber urg-
ing that they get in touch with nom
resident soldiers seeking employment
I'm their town; find out where he be-
longs; communicate with the cham
ber of commerce in his home city.
and on receiving assurance that 1t will
take care of him. provide funds for
his transportation home"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-25
WHEN IRVING HAD S13 WEEK
Old Pay Roll unearthed In London
as Stage Hands De-
mand SIS.

London.--In view Of the movement
among theater employees for a mini
mum wage of SIS week and pay for
rehearsals some one has unearthed
the pay roll Of the Queens theatar of
half a century ago and given it to the
public for comparison.
In 1t Sir Charles Wyndham is shown
rs receiving SIS week, while Sir
Henry Irving received less by 81.
Tsole, the leading star. got sos, and
Miss Ellen Terry. the leading lady,
was put down at S25.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-25

The U-boat's most successful firing
position was 600 ynrds on the bow Of
the target. Reaching that position,
however. she was likely to find near by
one or more destroyers, making 1t nee
essary to poke her periscope up often.
with attendant peril.
The upper diagram shows de-
stroyer five miles ahead Of the convoy.
with an observation balloon in tow.
Every group OF destroyers escorting
transports had balloon boat.
There were numerous other methods
by which destroyers cordoned around
conveys. forming practically impreg-
nnble barriers.
zIozaoolno on signal.
There were several standard meth.
DDS Of slipping AWAY from submarines
by zigzng. Theoretically, and almost
always In actual practice. the troop
ships proceeded in a straight frontal
line. BY doing this the transports af-
forded a minimum Of target. A tor
pedo missing one of the line, probably
would miss them all. whereas II the
vessels were In row, one behind an
other, not only might a torpedo catch
one after missing a preceding ship. but
from the same position the submarine
could launch successive missiles at the
parading troopships. taking crack
perhaps at the leader, another at the
trd 18th nj an
blow at the last In the row.
Zigzngging was in accordance with
code diagrams and with code instruc-
tions. At given signals the command
ing destroyer. going ahead at top speed
and leaving the destroyers to fight 1t
out with the submarines. would swing
into varying degrees Of zigzag.
The fleet commander would signal
by wireless and by light-flash the plan
Of zigzag to be pursued. The trans
ports In unison would swing certain
number of degrees and then. at a given
interval, as prearranged. swing into
another slant Of a predetermined de-
gree. A number Of these swings
would follow. all troopshlps acting to-
gether. Sometimes In the course Of an
attack the fleet commander would or
der two or three systems Of zigzag In
quick succession. The troopships COM
piled instantly and tremendously. be-
cause each held code chart indicat-
ing the degrees and directions to be
taken and at what intervals the
changes Of course were to be made.
The attack over they would, at the
fleet commanders signal, fall back into
the line agnin.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-25

No silk Hose for Naval veowomen.
An order issued by the navy depart
man will not permit yeowomen to wear
silk stockings. These girls also must
appear in their official regulation
clothes or complete civilian attire.
Some Of the yeowomen in Washington
have been Frightening up their plain
gnrb with colored silk stockings and
bits of hat trimming.