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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-01
ARRESTS TO FOLLOW
ERAgBHR8SURE
Further Irregularities Are
Found in Pittsburgh
Primary.

PITTSBURGH, Oct. Further EVIL.
dence OF irregularities on part OF elec.
tion boards has been found In tho re.
count in the Second and Third wards
at the primary election on Septem.
her 81. Locks were broken on num-
Der OF boxes and in others ballots
were found TO be missing.
William B. kirker, candidate for the
Republican nomination for prothono'
tary. through his counsel secured an
order for recounting the ballots in
thirteen additional districts. The
court later returned two OF the peti'
tions after II had been shown that the
affidayIts to them were signed BY the
same persons. All the districts are
in Pittsburgh except one which is in
Homestead. Attorneys for David b
Johns. opponent Of Kirker for the nom
ination, later appeared. In court and
charged that the petitions had been
signed in blank by the petitioners and
requested that as this was fraud
upon the court, they should be thrown
out.
AS result OF discrepancies found III
making the recount the arrest OF some
OF the election boards will follow,
County Commissioner ]. Dehny
o'NeiIl discovered that he was nos
credited with all the votes that wera
cast for him and instructed County
Solicitor E. B. Vail 10 bring inforus4
tions against these boards.
County Commissioners ruled chat
they could only count the votes found
in the third precinct OF the first ward,
this being the district in which Charles
McChesney, now under arrest, Is al
legged 10 have destroyed some OF the
ballots. Johns lost IS votes In the
recount Of this district. Attorneys for
.Johns appealed the commissioners de.
cision TO the courts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-01
POLICE IN CLASH
WITH STRIKERS
Chicago Garment Workers
Dispersed in Attempt
to Parade.

CHICAGO, Oct. CLASHES between
police and striking garment workers
were frequent todway when employees
who have left their work sought to
parade along the streets leading to
Us down town tailoring district.
Counted police dispersed the march.
er- 4ac broke up the crowds cenere.
gated outside OF the halls where union
LABOR leaders were to speak. Several
arrests were made. and in some OF the
clashes stones were thrown.
A committee called again at the
mayors Office to protest against what
the union leaders asserted were un.
warranted attacks of the police on
peaceful congregations OF strikers.
With the garment workers repre-.
sentatives on the visiting delegation
were officials OF the Chicago Fedora.
ton Of Labor. and settlement workers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-01
Conlpro1nis Spurned
InFreight Rate Case

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Oct. BE
lore a party Of coal operators from
West Virginia left for Richmond to
take part in a conference with officials
Of the trunk line railroads which pro.
pose 10 increase the rate OF hauling
West Virginia coal to the. Western
and Northwestern markets, they were
directed to concur in no compromise.
It was said that an advance OF even
! cent ton for hauling coal out OF
this state would ruin the coal indus.
try
The West yirginia operators in the
Richmond conference include George
Dana, Cincinnati; ]. W. Dawson and
J. r. Thomas OF the Kanawha district;
c. C. Benry. William Mckeil and j. H.
Caperton of the New River field; j.
H. Land OF the Logan field: ]. j. Tier.
ney. E. Nv. Houston and William D.
Ord OF the Norfolk & Western field.
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RAIA 10 RREFElIlIII
'BRESSSgP PARADE
Would Destroy Freshness Of
the New Garments if
i Wora Today.

The. continuous, soaking rain Of the
last q hours has made it impossible
TO carry out the splendid street parade
aud promenade scheduled for. this eve.
ning.tn celebration of dress up day,
October 1.
The committee on arrangements
which has expended much time and
money, In getting ready for tho big
autumn dress up event, feels that IL
would be unfair 10, ask the people OF
Fairmont, and especially the women,
&c wear their new fall. apparel for the
first time TO an outdoor function in
The rain. Such request would be
grossly out OF keeping with the fall
dress up" spirit, and Dame Fashions
decree that new, meat garments suit.
able for the season shall be donned
October l. for autumn wear. To owear
The new garments In the rain would
destroy their freshness and beauty for
future use. 49,
As a result Of the weather condi.
tions the dress up" promenade will
not be held this year. for a post.
poned" celebration of dress up" day
would be as great an incongruity as
.postponed,-,.Easter, a postponed
Fourti, Of July, a postponed New
Years day or postponed Christmas.
Much OF the; material purchased for
the big. street. pageant this year will
be Eept until October. /, 1916, when a
celebration more magnificent even
than that spoiled blythe rain today
viii be held under the auspices OF the
same public spirited citizens OF Fair.
mont. who have spent SO much time
aud effort onltheseyert for this year.
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Wall Street Has
Runaway Market
tBy Associated Press ]

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-wall street
was again in the throes of a runa.
way market with steel and copper
stocks and some Of the utilities oper-
ating in Pittsburgh a nadlong the Pa.
citic coast in the lead. War shares
we're comparatively neglected and rail.
road stock continued to lag. Steel
leadership, always accepted as an en-.
couraging augury by the speculative
element, derived its impulse largely
from the optimistic statement issuen
yesterday by the corporations chief
executive.
Trading In this stock was reminis,
cent of the days Of its flotation.
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65 DEAD, ZOO INJURED IN GALE;
PROPERTY loss IS MANY MILLIONS
French Airraen
DefendLondon
AvIAroRs TO HELP BRITISH
BIRD MEN KEEP OFF
zEPPELlNs.
lBy Assoelated Press

LONDON, Oct. l.-Nearly dozen
French aviators, all of them picked
men, have come to England 10 aid the
British flyers in keeping on Zeppelins.
At least such is the report current
in London. The air patrol OF Paris
has been remarkably effective. Though
The battle line is less than 60 miles
from the city. Paris has been prac,
tically immune for months, an immu'
nifty doubtless due to the fact that
day and night French birdmen are
on the wing over the city. Until the
raid Of Septem:-~. 5, England hardly
took the Zeppelin menace seriously.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-01
Federal Strike
Settlers are Named

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.2secretary
Wilson of the Department OF Labor
has appointed William Blaclman,
Seattle, Wash, conciliator in the
strike OF boiiermakers OF the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad at Newark, o.
Robert M. McWade and John iP!s CoIs
poys, OF Washington, d. G., were aps
pointed concillators in the strike of
textile workers at Philadelphia.
A. L. Faulkner, Cleveland, was
named concfliator in the controversy
between the Coal and Coke Railway
Company and its shopmen at Gassas
way, W. Va.
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State Department Officials
Compile Much Evidence
Against Diplomat.
LANSING MUST DECIDE
Secretary's Return is Await
ed Before Action is
q. Taken. al VI J
I,aken.tGi


~, y, AbsocIhItd PfeNs.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. l.-Unless
Capt, Won Papen, the German military
attache. is voluntarily withdrawn by
his government, indications were to.
day that within short time the Unit.
ed States would request his recall.
All the papers carried by James F. j.
Archibald, the American correspon.
dent involved In the case OF DR.. Dunn.
ba, have now been placed before the
State Department officials. While
final decision will await the return OF
Secretary Lansing, 1t became known
today that the documents disclosed a
transgression OF diplomatic propriety
on yon Papea's part such as had caus.
ed the recall OF the Austrian ambassa.
dor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-01
.Monfort Elected
As Head Of G., A, R,
tBy Associated Press.) J

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-Elias R
Monfort. OF Cincinnati, Ohio. was TO-
day elected commander in chief oi
the Grand Army OF the Republic
Three candidates were nominated
They were Frank o. Cole. Of Jersey
City, n. j.; William ]. Patterson, Of
Pittsburgh, Pa, and Capt. Monfort.
The contest was between the new
commander in chief and the New Jer
sey candidate.
Cole withdrew and the election ol
Candidate Monfcrt was made unani,
nous. The new commander In ehiei
was formerly postmaster OF Cincin'
natl.
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Murderer Given
Sentence for Life

WHEELING, w. Va, Oct. 1.-wn.
Lam Watkins. found guilty by the
tory ur jury lastiweek OF the murder
bfk lie Bond Hildebrand. was sen.
I TO life Imprisonment in the
,. e.sprison at Moundsville. shortly
u ess5 O'clock last evening by Judge
-Robinson. The. crime for which
.---as convicted occurred on septem.
~ at Glenwood.
Ettorney Carl Bachman, who repre-.
y5ted Watkins at the trial and who
made o motion for q new trial,
soNIed before the court shortly az.
Bile. o'clock and withdrew his motion
Sell new trial and asked that his
be sentenced.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-01
EDITOR 70 WED

HUNTINGTON. W. Va, Oct. L.
On Sunday evening, at the Elks'
Club. Mr.. Boyd FARRELL. editor O! the
Herald,Dispatch, and Miss Ella Taylor
will be guests OF honor at dinner to
be rendered by Mr.. Jarrell's associates
on the Herald-Dispatch stan, in recog.
milton OF the approaching marriage OF
the guests OF honor. which will be
solemnized at the home OF the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Taylor,
1926 Sixth avenue, at noon. October. (
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-01
Rlees.eANKERs INDICTED.

WASHINGTON,O Oct. L. Charles G.
Glover, president OF the Riggs Ma;
tiotal Bank; William j. e Slaeher, vice
president aud sHI II. Slacher, cashier.
were indicted for perjury in connec.
ton with the banks recent suit
against Secretary Nc Adoo and comp.
'troflerS Williams. i.' s
-Four indictments were returned
against each OF the bank officials who
are charged with perjury In making
an affldayit which set forth that the
bank never had engaged In stock mar.
ket transactions and had no trans
actions with Lewis johnson and com
ipany. a defrnct firm Of local stock
brokers. - ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-01
Is ] Injured
When Train
Jumps lll:'.l Track
BALTIMORE AND OHIO PAssEN;
GER WAS oERAlLEp
EARLY TODAY. 80.
--
-FOUR COACHES LEAVE TRACK
AND slpEsWlPE COAL
eoNooLAs.
'(Rv AssorIated pregal

iPARKERsBURG, VIVA, Oct. IL
Passenger train No. 704. northbound
on the Ohio River division OF the B.
and o. Railroad, was derailed at Belle.
vile, Smiles below here, at o'clock
this morning. None OF the passengers
were seriously injured, but is were
hurtsin some way.
The smoker and day coach and two
sleepers left the track. the first sleep.
er having one side torn out by side
swiping steel gondola loaded with
coal, The second sleeper crashed
headlong into the same gondola. ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-01
Hurricane Was the Worst
Ever Experienced on the
Gulf Coast.
A0gSESARE swept AWAY
Fear is Felt for Safety of
Residents on Banks of
Mississippi.

BATON ROUGE, La, Oct. 1.-THE
death list resulting from the hurrl-
cane which swept New Orleans, its vi.
cinitysa and the Mississippi gulf coas;
Wednesday now is expected TO reaca
So or 70 Property damage from esti.
mates will amount into millions.
The losses so far as known are dis.
tributed as follows: New Orleans.
10 dead. 200 injured, property loss
more than s2,0eO,000; Mississippi
coast, 13s dead, scores injured or miss.
ing, property loss estimated at So ,O00..
900; Premier, La, % dead. about q
injured, heavy damages to railroad. Z,
NEWaoRLFANs, Sept. 80, by Cour.
ierto Baton iIlouge, La, Oct. Mime.
teen known d sad, /, probably 200 injured
and damage 10 buildings. wire circuits,
railroads, shipping and other property
In New Orleans and vicinity estimated
at several million dollars was the toll
exacted by the hurricane which swept
) the city Wednesday and was conceded
to have been the worst ever expert.
enced in this section. These figures
we're compiled late today. or the
known dead ten were white and nine
negroes:
The Dead.
CAPT: G. j. MENGES. OF Cincinnati,
manager of the floating stock OF the
Monongahela Coal and Coke Com
STANLEYiMEYERs OF Algiers, La.
WILLIAM n. CRIMMlNs. OF New Or
leans.
JOHN VAHLE, ofiNew Orleans.
JOHN ECRUN, OF New. Orleans.
M1cHAELlFLoRlNE, Of New Orleans.
SYLVESTER DlAZ, OF st. Bernard
Parish,
Two Unidentified sailors Of the bark
I Helena y ~.
one unidentified white man. washed
ashore at tlWest End.
Three negroes lost lives in Algiers
across the river from here, and six in
this city and suburbs.
Fears are felt for the safety OF res.
idents along both banks Of the Miss.
fssippi south OF here. The last word
from this section around the mouth
OF the river came today in a wireless
message from the steamer Creole, an.
chored of Fort st. Phillip. Capt. ia
NVUb itppLtcd that bAlC holSA was NV
Ing over rtleyees and that many houses
along the banks had been swept away.
1t was presumed from the report that
number OF dwellers in the houses
hal lost their lives.
Captain Menges 81 4 three members
OF the crew of the tug Corsair and
three fleets of 5barges sank while the
.,torm was at its height last night.
These fleets included more than 200
barges loaded with coal valued at
sl.5Do;o0o.
Mayor Behrman today issued a
statement declaring that the city had
no need of outside assistance. He be.
lieves property loss in the city and
ensirons would reach several million
dollars.
Eleven small. srafts sank in the har.
Dor here during the storm and l6
ships were damaged.
The barge Helena sank and two
members of the crew were drowned.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-01
6 Middies Dismissed
After Hazing Probe

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-Dismissal
of six midshipmen, suspension of four
others for one year without pay and
,dgmotion to the next lower class OF
is others was announced! today by Sec.
iretary Daniels;as result of the re:
cent hazing investigation at Annapolis
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-01
ALLIES CAIN N WEST FR0NT DRIVE;
G[RMANG0DNTER ATTACK CHECKED
8Heavy Rain
Falls IN Ohio
RAILROADS TIED uP sTopAY AND,
PROPERTY rs DESTROYED
IN FLOOD.

.(BylAssociated Presss..) ]

GAILiPoLIs! O., Oct. 1.-THE
Hooking Valley, B. q o. and Ranawha
and Michigan railroads are tied up In
Gallia and eMsigs counties as the re,
suit OF a washout caused by a clona
burst last night. Crops were ruined
Eand scattl drowned. Residents along
sohicmauga Greek fed for their lives
before the rising waters.
The B, & o. .sbridsel at Millwood was
washed away and tracks of the other
two roads are dstroyedY at NILS sta;
ton Nintonl Minerton and Langs,
willie. {. Z; Z 2s :
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eErs Id. nAYs lN lAlL.

Ely Wells. a negro, arrested last
evening by Constable Harry Conners,
was sentenced TO send go days in
jail and to pay a fine Of 500 by. jus
tice of the Peace R. Leigh Fleming at
a trial this afternoon. Wells was
charged with having liquor on the
streets and alleys OF Fairmont in VIC.
lation OF the Yost law.
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pREslnEioYER CASE.

Thomas g. Price. mayor and Justice
OF the peace in Monongah, presided
today during the trial Of a civil case
In Justice OF the Peace R. Leigh
Fleming b court at the invitation Of
Mr.. Fleming.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-01
EARTHQUAKE FELT,

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. LA slight
earth shock was felt In San Francisco
and other bay cities at San Jose south
Of here about 1880 a, m, today, The
shock was about three seconds in dur
ition. No damage was reperted,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-01
TROOPS sENTTo PROG REsso.

BRowNsvILLE. Tex oct. Zone
battery OF American mounted gum
moved into the Progresso district. IS
miles up the Rio Grande at daylight.
Its presence was expected 10 serve
as a restraint on lawless elements
from the Mexican bank OF the Rio
tGrande, where organized raids have
recently been launched into Ameri-
can territory.
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TURKS sslNKsToRPEpo5 BOAT,

BERLIN; Oct An G Official com.
munication issued in constantinople
under date OF September "a, received
here today by: 0yerseas News Agency,
says the Turkish coast batteries sank
q torpedo boat OF the enemy near
Kereyigedire.
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TO RspREsENT wII soN

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-President
Wilson has named American Ambas.
sador Guthrie at Toxic as his personal
representative at the coronation cere.
monies of the Mikado to be held within
a few weeks.
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$4,000 sLAvs TAKEN. IN SEPT.
CBy Associated Press.)

BERLIN, Oct. 1.-The German war
Office announced that during Septem-
Der there were c4pturedA on the Rus.
sian front about 5000 men, 81 cannon
and 2sS machine guns.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-01

Miss Emma Vernon, head nurse at
the Fairmont Hospital No, 3, returned
last evening from visit with reia-
tiyes at Elizabeth,
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PARIS! Oct 1.-The Temps an
inounces that France and Great Britain
already have taken military measures
to defend Serbia and Greece aaginsf
Bulgarian aggression.
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French Use Hand Grenades
With Deadly Effect on
Enemy Trenches.
ARTILLERY BATTLE NO
The Teuton's Second Line
Trenches Under Heavy
Fire of Big Guns.
(By A ociat ted spres,!,

e (Byi yiAssociated sPresss9
PARIS, Oct. 1s-lnf the great battlt
In the Artoisl district the French have
made further progress by means oi
attacks with hand grenades on the
German trenches. Announcement to
this effect was mad Itodaysby the war
6ffiee!
In the Champagne district a Ger
man counter attack near Maisons De
Champagne was checked.
& The Germans violently bombarded
the French trenches near soupir,
north Of the Aisne, but made no infan.
try attacks.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-The French are
bearing the brunt Of the lighting now
in progress on the western front.
They are hammering at the second
German line in Champagne in the di-
lrection OF the Grand Pre- railway and
at the same time dropping boubs on
the line and stations TO prevent the
Germans from bringing up reinforce
ments. Absence OF news from the
British froiit apparently indicates that
these forces are occupied with con-
!solidating their positions in the strip
Iot territory recently won. The Brit
ilsh forces now In France are estimat-
ed ~ u round million men which viii
be increased by aoe. 900. Daily length
enfpg OF the obituary columns OF Lou
don newspapers Is beginninss to meas
Iite the price paid by the British for
the recent offensive.
There Is no notable change on the
battle front Of the east.
Bulgaria has NOT replied to the sug-
gestion Of Greece that she demobllize.
ffils sjl.tfst'i;. via Lenhou, Oct. L.
The Golonge Gazette declares tho
Germans on the western front are op-
posed by forces between four and fiye
Zines as strong as their own.
- German machine guns and can.
inons,' says the newspaper, moved
down. the enemy, but d esplte The noun
:tains of bodies the French column
continued TO adyence. En-.
envy troops appeared provided with
:rations from eight to ten days and ap.
;parently counted on marching through
Nuremberg and Bel GUM Immediately.
The offensive on the front has SO far
resulted In the complete defeat fol
the enemy,
BERLIN; Oct 1.-THE British have
ceased their attack and the Germans
have made further progress north Of
Loos; the war office announced today.
All French attacks east OF Souchez,
north OF lNeuyille and IN the Cham
payne have failed.
LONDON, oct. i.-Foreign secre-
tarys Grey announced today that the
German and Austrian officers wera
arising in Bulgaria 10 direct the Bull
garian army.
The secretary said this was fact
which the allies regard with the ut
most gravity
PARIS! Oct 1.-THE Temps an
inounces that France and Great Britain
already have taken military measures
~ =
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The Weather.

West Virginia and Western pennsyi!
yania-Rain tonight: Saturday. cloudy.
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LONDON, oct. 1.-Foreign secre-
tary Grey announced today that the
German and Austrian officers wers
arising in Bulgaria 10 direct the Bull
garian army.
The secretary said this was a fact
which the allies regard with the Ut
most graylty.r
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BERLIN; oct, 1.-THE British have
ceased their attack and the Germans
have made further progress north Of
stsoos; the war Office announced today.
All French attacks east OF Souchez,
north Of Neuyille and In the Cham
payne have failed.
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A HOLD-UP
NEAR HOME
BANDITS RAID AND PLUNDER! 4
JACKSONVILLE BANK !
ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF
MONEY REWARDED THEIR
NEFARIOUS ENTERPRISE

Jacksonville, Jan. 16.-Two heavi-
ly armed men entered the Office of the
American Trust Company in the Flor
ida Life building, on Laura street at
2:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
with pistols pointed at the heads
of President Fred w Hoyt, Bookkeep-
er w. H. Pickett, and the presidents
stenographer, Miss Ethel E. Smith,
ordered them to hold up their hands.
The three were marched into the big
steel vault and the door closed upon
them. Then the robbers rifed the
cash drawer, in which, however, they
only found the money necessary for
ordinary business-about $1,000.
Wilbur o. Boozer, treasurer Of the
bank, coming in after the robbers had
gone, and hearing loud rappings and
cries from the vault opened the door
and released the three demoralized
officials.
The robbers made their escape in
an auto, which they had in front of
the bank The alarm was given and
IN a few minutes all the police of the
city and the sheriff of Duval county
and his deputies were on the lookout
f. the bandits.
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AMBASSADOR WILL ASSIST
NAVAL STORES .oPERAfoRs
Coagreesmcr Have Convinced Spring
Rice that Turpentine Should Not
be Contraband

Washington, Jan, 16.-J. C. Nash
of Savannah, who has been in Wash
ington several days in the interest of
naval stores shipments, left today
with the assurance from Ambassador
Cecil Spring-Rice that the ambassa-
dor will recommend to the British
government the lifting of the contra
band order from naval stores.
The ambassador has apparently
been thoroughly convinced from rep
resentations made to him by Mr..
Nash and the Georgia senator's and
congressman that the use of naval
stores in munitions of war is more or
less mythical.
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have been recovered here. Only part
of the town has been searched. Fif-
ty were taken from the Cara Pal
ace. A few were taken out alive, sew
eral are insane from suffering.
Avezzano is city of the dead. I'm
der the wreckage lies practically the
entire population.
After receiving reports from twen-
ty-five towns today, Premier Salan-
dra stated 26,18 are listed as dead.
Thirty-five shattered towns are yet
unheard from.
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several points, dispensing the German
troops.
Blowing up a battery and destroy
ing earthworks between the Argonnes
and the Vosges has checked sharp
attack against the French trenches at
Flirey.
The Germans have evacuated their
position on an elevation north of
Clemery and east Of Pont a Moussov,
under heavy artillery fire.
SHELLS FALLING IN sOIssONs
The Germans are bombarding
scissors, the French Aisne base. The
central portion of the city is already
badly damaged.