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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-18
PASSAGE OF STEPTOE
GAS MEASURE VITAL
TO W. VA. INDUSTRIES

spec. IA to Ihr ln-cIilSrUccE.
CHARLESTON. ". Va. Ian. 17.--Th"
fight for adoption II the St"p;uc gas
ball BY the Legislature is nothing more
than Il life or death struggle for West
NIrrinia& industries. according To Of
tlrials Of III" West Virginia Gas Gun
Sumcrs association. Passage Of the
bill. which would require gas COM
panIcS operating III the state To supply
Tho needs OF Yves: Virginia before piping
tho fUrl 20 other states. would rrInovn
many stumbling blocks which HOW be-
SGT tho path Of manufacturers. AID would
offer unlimited ir"&Siblitic> III Tho way
Of bringing nov industries 10 West
Virginia.
In the present state OF uncertainty
regarding the fuel supply. manufacture
crs OF the STATE hcsitntr 10 make any
plans which would broaden III" scope OF
their activities. Our hands ar" ucd.
said ono nlHnEfaclur.r Nv" do not
know enc day wh";Ecr our plants Will
be in operation thr mex. but there IS
ono thing VIC do know. and Iha; Is that
Pennsylvania factories will operate full
time. and on West Virginia EaS.'
Dctcu; u; lh> Stept0u hli! would mean
not only Il cont!nuanr" o. tbs present
uncertain conditions bu; matters would
b. made much worse. SAY those who are
leading the fight for It's adoption. De-
spair!ng Of ever getting Law which
would keep the states s;as NJ home. il
is believed that many manufacturers
would either suspend operations alto
Scthcr or NOV" 10 other states. In addi-
ton. defeat OF III" bill would s"rv" 10
keep outside manufacturers from coming
10 West Virginia. which. under normal
conditions, offers opportunities not
found in any STATE III III" nation.
Srk H. 10 ,,.Ft M in, Ia
minds OF the bills supporters hut that
, i, Will pass. They hrl!cr" that u VII
get through the senate with S""cn or
| eight votes 70 sparc. while an over
| whelminE majority IN its favor IS look
cd for in tho house.
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LIMITED PUBLICITY
Continued From Page Onc)

be inevitable. ii resulted III coniro-
vcrEy between nations.
"'Mor""v"r $uc! public drriarati"VS
would vcnd"r tn" Giv" and TAX" on ihF
part uf the Delegates Themselves. which
is essential 10 Il successful negotiation.
Il matter of infinitely greater difficulty.
1t is also extremely important that the
settlement should BE- not only just but
speedy. &
Premature publicity.
"'Evcry hrliIErr"rt Power IS anxious
for the early cnn"iuS'"n Of rcac" In
order that it's nrlni"s may b. demo-
hiliz.d and that i, may r:turn once
NOR. 10 tn" ways uf peace.
"'Ii pr"mntur" publicity ~ given ~
Tho urEut ati"ns. IN" proceedings Of IN"
r,ar" rrnfcr"n"r would b. in;"rmlnhnlT
,rutrarIiI and ~" Delegates would h"
forced 20 speak not only NJ tn" business
before tn. conference" hut concern them
selves with m" cnutr"N"rsI"G which had
lrcn raiscd 10y III" account Of their
proceedings OUTSIDE.
"'F!ually there Will often hc very
strong reasons against Announcing ih'
conclusions o. n" conferences as they
ar" arrived ut. I'll" representatives. OF
4 nation will Il" willing tn EiT" thtir
nss"nt on 81" Point. only provided mat
they r"rc.v" \ CONCESSION on another
point which has n"t yet been discussed.
II will not h" rn$s!h!" - luGC" al IN"
wisdom AMI justice Of tn" peace s't-
Ilcn"u; until il Am BE- Ni"w"d ns q
whole. and premature announcements
Nigh: lead to misappr"h"nSI"ns ana
anxiety "a 10 tho ult'mat" results TOR
which there was n" real foundation.
Public Opinion.
~niitui- 1i-rn'lnO. however To
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DEBT SIDE-STEP.
(Continuod FROM Page Ono.I

on III" criminal court Of Mercer county:
the Sanders bill relating ~ acNncwl-
r,lgn.-rts: tho Morton hill. relating Ia
appointment and bonds Of Special re-
c~lv"rs: the Morton hill on Dispensing
with seal: Ia" Stewart bill. ab"liShng
the Intermediate court If harinn
county. and Tie Stewart bill. creating Il
criminal court Frr Narna county.
TO Third BEADING.
Efforts 70 amend tn" Sanders bill.
providing for increasing IN" salary "f
the governor from 81. nh" ~ S1h.h"0. and
tho salaries ~ The members of tn" SUI
rrcrnr court from $:I.Idh In ES.n0G each.
~ cutting III" proposed Gllart's "f III"
judges to S7.n"n. fn;l"d. and II" bill
WAS passed "a third reading.
Tho amendment wag offered h. Scra-
Tor IfnlEh. Of W"llal,ur-;. wh" ~ SUP
mort nr his proposal. declared il his
oririnn that since the country Is pass
i'm, thrcur: Il period Of reconstruction.
it WI. thr duty 81 III" legislature Il
-,.nId an,;hin: that tends 10 jolt CXIS;-
iu;: conditions.
lie declared that people arH Idle and
ar., tripc iaxrh to III" limit. aur! If thi'
legislature make" increases too !arg" IL
NAV hc the painful duty "f snm" future
lrrisIaturr u make n reduction. anil.
besides. til" lill may prov" crharrass-
jnG Ia Ia" present mcmb"rs.
Able to Pay.
In support Of the bill. az originally
drawn. Senator Sanders. himself Il for
nrrr rrrnlh"- II III" c",Ir;. d"rlar"d that
tn. stat" cannot n"q'iir" exceptional
ability 81 rncaCrc :alary. Judges
,,u,st have rauaritv strength and pow
rr Al our rights. human ami property.
are vested in tho courts. W"%t Nir-
c.ni% j. rich. hr declared further. ana
able. 10 pay for the services Of her
courts.
Sen hills also were read n first time
and advanced ~ second reading. all of
them rrir;inG to courts except two.
these being The Wcs, Union school bill
and the W"llsHurE school hill.
Water Power Bill.
The most important bill introduced in
the senate to-day in point Of public in
,crcst, was the Coaltcr water power bill,
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EXPECT cut
IN COST PRICE.
As a Result Of the Order Dis
continuing Maximum
Prices.

WNGiIINGTO%. Ian. ;T.--tu"l a?-
miut%lIai,"u "fi."ia.s .Np""t "a d"cr'"S"
IN III" rr;c, 81 hiunh:u"u$ coal and '"N'
a. result from an order today discern
irnuinE mlNIUum prices nn Ties" com
mo,lIti"S and ''m MATING TIL HoA" SyS-
trm ~ their distribution. Tn" order -
crfcctivc February !. bu, does not affect
anthracite coal.
Thu regulations 7cs"Iudcd by today
order include those T""rrn!nE rurcHiS-
ing agents commissions and rr"llt
margins allowed whr!cSIl" and retail
dealers The fuel administrator an
nounccd. huwsved. that these were sup
joe: 10 reinstatement If price. wage, Ia
brr. production OF other conditions
which may arts" require II.
Demand Lessened.
Reductions N tho demand for btu
m.nous coal as the result &c tho ending
Of hostilitlcs and tho unusually MID
weather this winter made it Impossible
to maintain existing MAXIMUM prices
officials said. At many points. th"y
declared. the price for hltumlnous F'ai
has been we'll below tho maNimEn, ana
II WAS intirnatcd that this situation
largely influenced Administrator Gar
field IN removing the restrictions.
NJ intimation WAS given AZ 10 ~hcn
the, regulations on anthr1Clt" ''"'
would BE- removed II is understood
however. that III" fuel Misunderstanding
would ContInu" Ia exercise control until
the close OF the coal year. next April
and possibly longer.
With tho issuing OF the order today
affecting hituninous coal and coke, the
fuel administration began prrNarai IONS
for the stoppaEr of most Of its act!Ni'
| ties. Orders went to district repro
Scnativcs to give notice 70 employees
| tina; tho office would cease funcnonlnt
! on February !. and to complies and Tor
! ward before February Il statistics anl
| records OF their work.
Will Be CAosed.
/ There was no announcement rs Il
curtailmcnt Of the force 1T hradquartcrS
| here. but il was understood that the bi
| luminous coal division virtually would
b., closed soon after the order removing
| restrictions on hituninouS coal an,
coke became effective February l.
| Announcement was made that Law
renee Mitchell. assistant business man
named custodian Of all property anc
! equipment Of tho administration. cH
ccpt records ard documents. He vii
supervise and approve sales Of pror"rt!
/ and equipment made in pursuance Of III
struc,IpnS ni' III" adm lnisiratlon In al
federal administrators. district rcrc
! s"ntativcs and other field agents ot tn
/ administration.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-18
While Heart of France Is With
:. President Wilson in His
> Peace Views, Editors in
the Capital Assal His
. Points, Defending Balance
of Power and the Old
Secret Diplomacy.
= By JAMES d. TUoHY.
(Stat Cores pon,icGt "t tn" World ana
= Tn" Incctl;E"nor-.)
w


,.. (Socci.,l Cable piSaatch.)
= 9TH. y Y World
PARIS. Isa. l..-W1,t:nc for peace
IN Paris in ;hrs.. days IS not an "ccu-
;nation ono would choose or account OF
its cxhila-a::rS attractions ""acr
$mallinE has aiken on ;hc elusive quail
rios OF the ,y.i,-o'-t1e-wis7.
First an .v"r ccc,~tirS date was fixed
by report :"c III" opening IT IN" real
work that brought President Wilson
across the Atlantic. usually the most
.unSuitahlA and unlikely Vt first an
.-potin1ist;c bunch OF American journal
~.sts ehE.-ly accepted orr after the
9othar az these pleasing predictions But
.os tomorrow regularly diSE:"t thc;7
Uosonh;s:ictt"d hopes they sank Into \
state - hardened d;st-'&t % every
ching ard everybody. until now Il Is
hard t. rlac" faith even in ~" officially
.p1ou,iscG meeting on january is.
Peace Seems Far Away.
Thcy are about convinced IN their
~asar, y: hearts tha, III" grand guest
~nf world peace = ~ far from realize
Ton as Is perpetual motion or the
snh;(nsonher'S stone. Thus hop" de-
-ferred :nake;h The heart sick.
- Yet waiting Cor the p"acs conference.
remote and hopeless as it apparel.
must not b. confused with waiting fox
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-18
LOOK OUT FOR
THAT TIGHT COLD

Not only docs Il annoy YOU and lover
your vitality. bui pneumonia is always
a possibility. On your way !" or from
work. stop IN nj your druggists and 60;
= -5c jar Of kEF.W-iiNA. ON" arplict-
ton on retiring will break Il. and a SEE
unl usually knocks II entirely.
kEtW-I'INA ~ al$n Spl'Elid far hr"n-
chi:lY, tnnailifis. sore thrn"t. burns.
bruises and cuts: 1t - for 20 all iniiam-
nation and should b" "a hInd in "v"r%
home.
Especially good far Group. II r"iIrr"&
uulcrily when Gur;nrS arr delayed III tn"
deaf, Of .liGht OF can't come at all. ! Oh
ran SECURE il all druggists.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-18
RELIEF BILL REPORTED.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-The House
bill appr"prIatlnr Sl00.oGN.oQh desired
be- President Wilson - relieve starra-
ton of Europe ami check E"lSh"riSin
was reported Ia IN" Senate today b.
Democratic Leader Martin. with thH cn-
ln*"mcnt If The appropriations coz
mitlrr. Senator Martin said that nc
would call u1 III" measure tumorr0"
and leaders q! both parties pFcdicien
Its prompt passage.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-18
HEAVY WAGE ADVANCE
DEMANDED IN BRITAIN

I.unCon Times Wireless. Copyright
lal?. H. Public Ledger Goa
IONIrpN. Jan. 1.-The -" prr cent
adyanc" IN wages demanded hy the
Miners i'c,!"railun means IN increase
ur forts Inili"n pounds C$2no."h"."""l
annually To- ;hc warra now paid. rhlS
difference, il met h. M Increase m
the COS; nj coal would mean ii rise Of
from - cents Ia Sl.@J ton. TN
r,in"s are j, present under government
p,,ptrul
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-18
SN|FFLES, SNEEzES,
H0ARSE WHEEzES
Danish Them by Using DR.. Bell S
Pine. Tar Honey.

Thousands recommend it, rr. Bells
Pine, Tmr- Honey isn't IN experiment.
but n cough ard cold remedy that has
steadily grown popular because 1t IL
quickly effective.
For lingering colds or coughs ar
fresh attacks It's halsamir and healing
nntiScptics arc sure IL hr beneficial. II
brings speedy relief from phlcGn-
congestion. inflammation. tickiinE
bronchial tubes Good also for hnarSC-
ness. coughs due To grippe. and kindred
ailments. k:connm!cal--a bottle goes
long way. Your druggist sells IL
30c, Coo and $40.
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four chief powers and thr"" for I'll" r'.'t
If lnr allies. When necessary meetings
will II" Erid in the .rin;cra. Tho pr ~
Will b. admitted II greater numh"r i0-
II GROW for tho formal opening. Ti."E
Ir.%r photographs Will be allowed I" DO
taken IT THIS historic Srcn".
il hHs : 'rn decided I" make tn" conn
r"um!G3' II" iull ~ POSSIBLE" hui n" sum
m,.-y u ihc proceedings IS 10 uc Slvtm.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-18
EoHT1CULTRISTs MEET.


Srrc!al I" Tho IntrllIEcnccr.
MtKTINSl!l'I}Ci. W. Va. Inn. L.
rh., twcrty-siXlh annual meeting Of tho
West Virginia Horticulture society con
ycird here today. President 6. W. That
cher Of l;crkrlry county presided
Speakers w"rr G. ". Monma. United
states department Of agricultural ana
Professors \. j. Gnldinss and :. w.
Kich"y. Of W~St Virginia university
Election Of Officers is scheduled for to-
morrow morning. \ number al leading
!ruIi growers OF Wrst Virginia arc at
tending the meeting
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-18
WV j, BEATEN BY
WASH-JEFF IN CLOSE
GAME LAST NIGHT

Special Dispatch To The lntclliecno"r.
WASHINiTON. Pa Jan. lI.-~oniy
one point separated West Virginia Cal-
vcrsity from w and j.. 1T III" end IF one
OF tn, most exciting games ever played
N W and J. tonight. the final score
being - 10 81 in favor Of W. d J.
At tho end Of tho first half West Nlr-
2init led by two points and had IL Lead
If seven r1lnts with but five minutes L"
plav. W d J. staged a squirt. however
and this Noted thrC" long goals from
field and two fouls and inr game wa<
won.
The lin" UP:
W / ]. So Position Went We. 81
r. T.. k,rnutt. Forward. .. Martin
l.. j.. Carroll. $500. Forward, 80. E"h"n
G. Ryl"y. Capt.... Center. -. kiE"r
II"nry.. g.. Guard Dawson. capt.
H. GarnlSS. Guard liill
&c.. WISCONSIN VOTES DRY.
MADISON. Wis. Ian. l7.--Tht l"cis-
latur" uf Wisconsin today completed
rat.,ic?r;nn OF the national prohibition
amendment The vote IN tho house
Was JS 70 30.
The senate ratified the amendment
last W'~lnnSdas
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-18
FOE EQUAL SUFFRAGE.

SACRAMENTO. Cal. Jan 11.--Th"
assembly Of the legislator" adopted To-
day the senate resolution ctIiins upon
congress to act favurahly upon III" fed
cral woman Gu:fraE" amendment.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-18
Subject TO Ltmtta lions.

ll.nnd0n TimnG f'NEI". CUVErlEht l0i3 ny
Thr Public Ledger Company
pkRlS. Jan. lI.-~-rhr p'aC" conference
Gems d.rrd tn" press revolutions ana
freely recognized IN" necessity for pub
LEFTY subject however 10 IN" limitations
arising from the nature Of the discussion
about 10 BEGIN.
Til" rrnc" cuuirrcncr is 10 he cprn TO
4 limited number Of Journal st3---prf't-
uhly fifteen in all--thret Cnch for the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-18
Do This Each Morning,
You Won't Need Cascarets

Great exercise Keeps Stomach Liver ""d
Bowels active. Nothing like it! Splendid,
But if YOU insist upon taking YOUR "XeT''5" II
ar easy chair you simply must take 1 laxative
Occasionally The very very best laxative is Cas'ae'S
10 cents i box. They work while you sleep
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KoCH-On Thursday. January lG. 1911?
at o'clock n. IN. III tn" r""ldcn"c ut
his daughter. Mrs. ". Il. Mckee. -
SiAtrrulh street. Wnrw"nd, LEW l.
KOCH. in tn S3rd year u: Iii; az"
Funeral Services At IN: r"Gl1"ncr SHtur'
dnv Afternoon at 400 o'c!"'k. Friends
iuyitrd lutrr,ncrl private Greenwood
CrmrtrrN.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-18
BRUEMMER & HILDEBRAND
FUR SALE-Mis ccllaneouS
TOR SALE

TOR SALE.
EHrni'tr" for seven room huuS"&salI
and huillrr.rm fixtures. with fall F"aT
lc,-" on htUSr N NIX" S.rfl"n.
Lawn, mower. yarl bon" h":i, I''T'h
SWIM. SCREENS. hos, and fully equipped
laundry. Also direct action i:d$ range.
and ~! necessary hcddrnE. l3mn. silver
war' di"h"s. etc. for Il well equipped
hum".
EVERYTHING NEW.
l'lrr" has Two large p"rch"s. h"aut-
Cul lawn with shade rec; and CARA So
Tor i've. cars. nwn"r having city
BARGAIN FOR QUICK RtlSK.
For interview address L. y. Box 6SB.
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TAY1oR-On Wednesday. January IL.
1919. al Cumberland. Nd, ANNIE
BOYER TAYLJK. in the 3lSt year "
her age.
l:un"ra! from tn" r"sidcnc" rf her grand
mother. Mrs Charles E'lg". "Inl Wood
street. Saturday afternoon a. ""'"l"ch.
lnirrm"nt IN Greer wood cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-24
EGYPTIANS ASK
FOR A HEARING
ant National independence
Apart From Autonomy,
They Say

Paris, Mar. -. - Leaders OF the
gyptian Nationalist movement. de-
.ribing their body as the Egyptian
ssociation Of Paris" have address
to NJ. Clemenceau. as president OF
.e Peace Conference. a letter asking
lat the conference, in accordance
ith the doctrine Of the rights OF
,oples, as proclaimed by President
ilson hear and adjudge the claim or
,e Egyptian people to national IN
apart from autonomy.
The Egyptian letter accompanied
y a long pamphlet in which the
hole OF the history of Great Brit
MS relations with Egypt is review
!. is presented in behalf OF the
rvptian delegation, headed by Salo
! sha Zagloul. ce-president OF the
ryptian legislative chamber VINO
,rmerly was minister Justice ana was
.cently arrested by the Brltish au-
,orjties and deported to Malta.
The delegates claim to have recelE-
from the Egyptian people through
form OF plebiscite in the form OF
at,ets circulated throughout the
,untrv. a mandate 10 come heto.e
.a conference and demand tndepend-
ice and not autonomy. the mem
-endum says the leaflets giving the
sndate were signed by all the not
ples Of Municipal Councils the eI
his and virtually all the people o.
K ypt.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-24
Independents Won;
Start on Hot Trip
to Phila. Today

Harry Frankel, star of stars in
basketball, made good his reputa-
ton on Saturday night, playing with
Rookwood against Ford's Indepen-
dents, but he did not quite make
enough counts to win. Two games
the Rookwood speedsters had chalk
ed against Harrisburg, but Satur-
day night she lost, 49-33. Frankel
proved his worth. dropping six
through the net. kid" Dark and
DOC" Newman shone brilliantly and
Horse Haggerty so interfered with
his opponent that he could only
county twice.
The Independents leave to-day
for their three-game trip in Phila-
delphia this week. Tonight they
and should they lose the st. Colum-
bia tossers will come to Harrisburg
for game on April 5. The match
tonight is being staged for the
championship of the State.
The following is the lineup and
summary of Saturday nights game:
lockwood. Independents
Frankel, Z. McCord, Z.
Dark, (. Rote, f.
Van-Osten. C. Haggerty, c.
Newman, &. Gerdes, g.
McCarter, &. G. Ford. g.
Field goals: McCord, 8; Rote, 4;
Haggerty, 5; Gerdes. 1; Ford. 2;
Frankel. 6; Dark. 2; Van Osten, 2.
and Newman, /. Fouls, McCord.
10. and Dark, II. Referee, Clint
White.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-24
Baseball Candidates
Turn Out at Tech

Thirty-five candidate answered
the call OF Coach Albright this af-
ternoon for the Tech baseball nine.
Tech has not been represented on
the diamond for five years, and the
Maroon students are delighted with
the return to the National game.
While the decision was reached at
a rather late date, Manager Birdie"
Hinkle got busy and already has
arranged a nice schedule for the
team. Outdoor work will begin this
week with the spring weather con-
Itinuing.
Among those who reported for the
team are: "Bilp' Hoerner. Birdie"
Hinkle. Bill" Fortna, Bud"
Lingle, Mike" wevouda, S. Bell, l..
Bell, Bob" Lutz. Williams, G.
lGermer, bill" Douglass, Asa Eat
on, Arthur Helf. E. w. Baker. 'Bnl"
Keller, @. B. Paxton, Harold Beck
ley, Marcus Michlovitz, Gilbert
Beckley, Julius Katsman, Lorne
Bayless, Richard wichello, Rus
sell winks, Forrest Novingerm.
John Smith. Hen" Kohlman. spin"
Richards. Tony wilsbach. "John-
ly" Beck, Carl Beck, RED" Foland,
Ken" Boyer, Barney" Aldinger,
| md Ken" Fisher.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-24

magazines and monographs. The
papers and magazines were glanced
at and forgotten. The Photographs
were played occasionally. But the
checkers and the chess-especially
the checkers-were in constant use.
And so they have continued. The
call for them has been so great that
every game in the city has been
bought by the Y. NJ. c. A. Not only
the Fest Halle lounge and the new
reading room, but also each ~
canteen in the area-nineteen i'll all
has enough checkerboards and
chessmen to keep the waiting list
down to minimum. At the Fest
Halle. the first ones to arrive in the
morning and the last ones TO oe
routed out by the NJ. P.'s at night
are the checker fiends.
The Germans call checkers 'Muhle
and Dame" Their name for chess IS
"Schach-spiel." Some of the original
checker boxes have the name also
in French, showing that they were
made before the war for eXporta-
tions into France. But the doughboys
In "Y" centers on the Rhine Will
never let them reach that country.
Long before the winter is over, they
will have worn their contents all out
and will be calling for new ones
There will also be many a new chess
player made in Germany.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-24
CHECKER AND CHESS
IN GERMANY OVERWORKED
Neither Can Be Bought in Coblen= Result of the Dough-
boys Enthusiasm, For the Game

CoblcnZ, March 24.-The checker
and chess market in Coblenz is as
clean as bleached bone. You can
not, in n shop in Coblenz to-day,
buy or steal a checker board and
checkers or n game of chess. Blame
it on the doughboy. After many
months, when war was the only
game that meant anything in his
life, he was returned TO one of his
favorite S. o. S. pastimes with as
much enthusiasm as he will pitch
into that often dreamed of first meal
at home.
Two thousand soldiers come into
Coblenz daily on leave. They see the
sights: they buy souvenirs; they go
to the movies; they eat two meals
as the guests of the y. NJ. G. A., and
they play checkers and chess. Go
into Fest Halle lounge, for instance,
at any hour of the day between 10
o'clock in the morning and $50 at
night and you will see many a game
of checkers that would make Christy
Mathewson, who knows almost as
much about checkers as he does
about baseball, stop to watch.
When the Y. NJ. c. a. took over
the Fest Halle, or municipal theater,
as a club for the soldiers of the
third army, 1t introduced several
checker boards and a few sets or
chess along with newspapers and