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Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-08-05
AS We WERE SAYING

1t is human nature to wait until a
man hasn't any teeth before you offer
him bone.
man doesn't buy his clothes so they
will match the rug in the sitting room.
#*#
A man can keep his wife awake
with his snoring, but he can't con-
vince her that he is the big noise
around their house.
When staples go up in price your
grocer is the first to hear of it. But
when staples go down in price your
grocer is the last to hear of it.
After you have lived in one for a
while you will discover that it is al
most as dangerous to raise your voice
in a fiat as it is to raise children in
one.
You never heard of. June bride
groom But June or two later on
you will see sheepish looking lad
pushing a baby buggy along the
street, and that's him.
When they are first married it tick
les him to see that she has saved al
of his love letters and has them all
tied up with ribbons, and he swells
up with pride. He doesn't realize that
about Is years later, when he is q
bald-headed shrimp and she is fat
woman with leather face she will
get even with him by reading extracts
frem the letters in which he calls hel
his "darlingest, dearest, sweetest
little bunchey of sugar and KISSES
and tells her that she will spend he1
life in his strong arms and never leave
his manly breast.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-08-05

A big feature production is offered
every day at the Crystal for and 10c
Ladies and children's matinee daily
from $3.50 to $3.50 p. m.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-08-05

bunch of keys. Own
er may obtain same by calling at
this Office and paying for this ad.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-08-05

A woman can't understand why
man doesn't buy his clothes so they
will match the rug in the sitting room.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-08-05

= A man can keep his wife awake
with his snoring, but he can't con-
vince her that he is the big noise
around their house.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-08-05

WOOD YARD FOR RENT-A very
desirable location with side track
for wood and coal yard for rent. See
H. B. Parker or G. A. Norwood.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-08-05

The annual toll of typhoid fever before
cnaon begun $50 81 deaths soldiers
In 1910 the treatment made optional the fell 232
and 16 deaths In March, 1911
puory and the rate fell to 80
only &c and deaths
typhoid in the army since 1912
Immunity Three Perhaps Longer
Your Entire Family the Most Dspensary
be mmunzd Three Treatments Necessary
Therefore
date to secure all three
DIsPENSARY DATES AND PLACES WAYNE COUNTY
First Three Weeks
FIRST FREMONT-Mondays, August and 16.
SECOND. EUREKA-Tuesdays, August 3,
THIRD. PIKEVIILE-We August 4, IL 49,
FOURTH PINKNEY-Thursdays August 5, IL
FIFTH PATETOWN-Fridays, August 6, 13 20
Second Three Weeks.
FIRST MOUNT OLIVE-Mondays, August %, Sept
SECOND. GRANTHAM'S STCRE-Tuesdays August a. 81
September z.
THIRD SEVEN sPRINGS-Wednesdays August 25 septem-
8.
FOURTH. BEsToN-Thursdays August September
FIFTH WALTERS STATION-Fridays, August 27 Septem-
ber 3 and
CITY OF GOLDSBORO-Every Saturday August z, a. 81 and
%, and September and H.
Dspensares Saturday in the City Goldsboro will be
all day at the house white the Colds
boro coored graded school building people.
Free Health EXHIBIT Illustrated Direction
Of the STATE AND COUNTY BOARDS OF HEALTH
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-08-05

1t is human nature to wait until
man hasn't any teeth before you offer
him a bone.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-08-05
WANT ADS

FIVE PER CENT MONEY LOANED
anywhere in the United States to
buy or build homes, also to buy
farms. $500 monthly or 500 yearly
repays each $1,000 borrowed. Write
the Empire Realty & Mortgage Co.:
5O3 National Bank of Commerce.
Norfolk, Va.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-08-05

ROOMS-Several rooms, with wa
ter and ights-suitable for
light housekeeping for rent at
40 S. William Street. If
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-08-05
FREE PROTECTION
AGAINST
typhoid ever
zen in Wayne County Should be Immunized

It Causes No Sores No Distress Time safe
Certain Convenient Practically Painless TYPHOID
Been ERADICATED Wherever Vaccine
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-08-05

When staples go up in price your
grocer is the first to hear of it. But
when staples go down in price your
grocer is the last to hear of it.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-08-05

the W0rId, meets ever,
Tuesday night at SEQ
o'clock, in Odd Fellows
Building, second foor
Visiting brethren in goo,
etandinR welcome.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12

ing Wheeling TO a 90 score. This
within Itself shows what they are
capable of doing and Coach Cope has
Deoh WORKING hard with his men 20
have them IN the best condition
Linsly Institute f. considered one
oil the best football teams IN this dis
lrlcL They have confined their
games principally TO colleges and Nor.
MAJ school games. one OF their
notable feats was that OF holding tho
Iast bayis-Elkins eleven 20 a score Of
Il TO j. This s. considered a vic
tory for tho Cadets inaemuch ea thov
wore o~utweighod and out-cxperlenced
These two teams should rrit nm !,
pretty battle on tho Island psrk SAT.
urday morning.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12
FINAL SCRIMMAGE
FOR WASH-JEFF
Special Dispatch to me Intelirercs-

Speola Dispatch 20 the Intelligence
SGIpN. Pa. November IL
,oacn FolWel stopped e-xp.rm.nt1Dg
today with his vs.. & ,. I4rsfi-fI --
swung INTO The zcrIuuare WIfh 49,
second eleven the same set or barr mr.,
nave started most of the III $500
MS year. This backGeld c9m6ri.ed
SI"Dns at. gIarterback. Nuzs ana No.
MARRIAGES positions and Mr~rrIrff
~ lulL lhe cuacu.s action lndIrafaa 49,
p9Itnlty tnat the same team that START
-u 1tet IlLl Wi. De found On the line
" "nfn tue WuI.tls blows for the sE
OF At the opening 81 the PANE vtfh
i'<inlt wesleyan al Cisrksbur-.
w. 4 J bad re- rafting practice this
Ion PIG was the FINAL work Irr1r.
came ana F0lweII de-
I.aNo"d PROPER execution ~ rIrt4 ~ ru
% varsity woTkNI .t1reff.r
WIN more unity tIau has been .r.tr
-H.' I.- fH.. game Tile Irfrrfsr.H..
Wa WI.n better. One Ire rIHv was .r fr
rtandsrd ana the men handled fre ntu
creamy Tor the frs. time fr DO div.
lhe rev f'IInwrrs who we're parmIft d
INSIDE the gates fJ zee me SlrE1rr 49,.
Wg.n ,n'"iraErd and "a victory over
Wesley an o. rrfuICE-I However a..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12
FLEMING TO PLAY
Win Altoona Indians When They
Meet Martins Ferry Athfotcs
sunday, al League Park.

Manager N1fI1nsv of tHe Nar.rt
Terry hthlst.ra bias received positive
saIrHnrH thaf iu addition il OBJ. LID.
f'HrliHIa men that viii appear ID.
'." lineup hero Sunday. there viii d.
It.f' Fleming Fleming. nH aIf know
d. the .iaf OF The 11lI Washington AMI
i'f'rrsun team and d. REGARDED I.
many as One of fhe greatest IrrtfaIT
players ln fhH game Tho II..fIln
.IrsncH That hH would play r fH.
.fUe comes from ..D Tact IHaf ODD.
'r'rfrf between IHs mara.am.rf oil.
'.n two stevens laIi f.r UI. rIal.u.
IT'D" Altoona Team . composed Ur
.ara from both colleges and armI url
'am1 in 'Ha country and B.. r1u ..f.
..f ono o' fH0 beet In fHa Hu..u.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12

Rcd and Black Is not holding tho South
err @ am lightly especially since 80 was
learned here today thar the Mountain
eeg- made Penn states line look sickly
tween these teams.
Coach Ioltsell ha- devoted little at
fouf-.u Goo the orwa pass game this
HrFh. Tie has boon doguflIE a %
both IN tho line ana outside
tackle and % - freely predicted here
that DO the Wesleyan contest tho Ecu
ana Black VIII depend principally orc
straight football 20 advance against The
Fulfnerrrra. Doubtless there viii 80
considerable forward passing hy mo
NaHr-Jfff mon but 90 ls evident that
fnr t.tw viii not base &C. colo depend
rucr ulHu the aerial game lu this one
EIEFmE.f.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12
DIRECTORS VOTE TO CAPITALIZE
At $4,000 INSTEAD OF
$4,000.
y Application FOR Nanagership
heceived-Matter Of Making selec.
ton Goes over TIL Thursday.

Tho directors Of tho Wheeling Ath.
letio Association held o. meeting last
eyoninE On their rooms boo tho National
lank or West Virginia building. They
considered matters concerning tho 80.
lection cf o. now manager and also do
cidod % Increase tho capital stock
rom $4,000 t0 $4,000. Nosera.
Hhrivor md ra11su raro an account
OF tho meeting 90 Evansville. and
u'."r uIsluC. WIS transacted.
i'n lfst matter That came ur for
confederation was tIlj Of selecting a
manager fot fH- 1919 season. so less
'Iah three applications Tor the rofI.
'I'u were received and Arch Reilly
H" managed 'is club during the LAT.
'rr WouihH no tH- 1873 season. was
'.' considered. making frHr After
~'h-lirr1hIe uiHrussi0u % vac decided
'' '"I'f tHe matter Of selecting the
aN f.H until nest Thursday evening
'n. applying .Hr flr position Last
F-hinF Wrr.. Fired Hunter uf the
l7IIaf D.uH. .n INe Teyas I.ensue Mr.
Iuh'"r home o. iu Columbus and he
pr considered "a good man for NE t,st
..N hr Reilly. of CoIuubus a
brother uf hr.h Reilly. alec made
INN'Hi.nu fHr tHe position. y- did
''.NIt Iiu.Uh uf Cincinnati rhr.a
POO 'hDr With Arch Reilly. were com.
.'.'f'i Nu' nothing definite was F.rs
Iho directors n ur tho matter 10
fHs HfH.k from fir ~....It.
pom HnI BE- wal. decided fu .rrreaae ff.
.''N .'Hu $780, ".1 i1 f1l 200 and .fart
.'I 'HI.f.It organizing and rIa..r-
''" l'n.k 0n fHa market ThIa af.,
100 NH T.I.H .. af fI. ..
TT 'ur.iar .p.r.r.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12
Mnu~20o,
11MMNW&
GOLD AND BLUE
AT HARD WORK
ARE PREPARING FOR TOUGHEST
BATTLE OF SEASON WITH
CHARLESTON.
nNaoers Are Said to Outweigh Locals
Holden is Perfeetins His Line
and Some New Plays.

As the time for the arrival OF the
charleston team approaches, interest
IN n coming game at League park
next Saturday increases. The Old
Gold and Blue is at hard work in pre-
paration for what is expected TO prove
n OF the hardest games OF its career
The Charleston team Is reported
stronger than usual and n IL
tavorably with the eleven OF other
years II will cause Wheeling TO bring
out all its reserve strength to win.
Hard work is the program Of the
week Tor the locals. Coach Holden
a the meu out every afternoon and
is sparing no time or pains to have
them in perfect condition and have
their plays perfected for the comin0
game. which may mean a state cham
pionship. With the GRIZZLIES hack in
harness and the subs in perfect condi.
To the team looks better than AZ anv
tine this season. Captain Parker ia
again on he job and is instiu.
ing some Of that well known brand of
nghting spirit in the men.
The Charleston lads will leave tho
capital City to-day at 12:4O and viii
arrive in this city at $40 this even.
ing. They arc reported 10 be in splen.
.Iu cohditlon and are known as one OF
the teams that IS never beaten until
M hnal whistle has blown. Their
packheld is rated as being among the
pest ever put out by a state Hirb
school and their line is almost equally
as strong.
yesterday probably ended the hard
Work OF the locals and to-day the onlv
workout Will be light signal drills and
some hhht work. The boys will not be
called on to do scrimmage as the
coach VIII ease up on the training IN
order TO give them a chance for a
breathing spell before their hard con.
test. 81"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12
WILL NOT REPLY.

LONDON NUr rf. $50 q. m=Dur.
INK fho course of debate Boz the House
90 Commons to-day. A. q. TalIour. nrst
lord 0i t'n admiralty. laid down tho
principle That boz would not reply TO
criticisms on tbo conduct of the war.
ON tho rrourd that call criticisms of
The conduct of tho war must. after
Oh" war Is over and indeed long after.
ho "a matter almost impossible to deal
WITH because tre fact. are not and
cannot hD known
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12
FAVOR MERGING
Business Mems Association Under
stood 20 Have Approved Proposed
Consolidation Plan.

a. meeting OF the Business Mems as
ISOLATION was held last night in their
headquarters. Market Auditorium. tn
consider the proposition as a body tn
consolidate with the other local COM
mcrcial organizations.
The meeting was private. When
Frank S]crocgius. president OF the as
.sociatiou. was asked last night over
the phone relative to the session, ha
said. Yes. We had a meeting. but
there's nothing TO give out"
However. 10 is understood that the
consolidation proposition was dis
cussrd az some length and that there
Is little question but that the associa-
ton viii join In tho merging.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TO
INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK
TO CLARKSBURG
May Local People WI zee B.g Game
Botwee Wash-gof and Wos-
ieyun SATURDAY Aftc-noon.

saturday afternoon one os tAc biggest
i"0ibti games of the season IN west
lrslnia VII b. played a. C-ark1auag be-
iM'rn washington anH '.rrrlson ana
" ~ llrblnih wesleyan college,. That
thT VIII b. q hard game 10 svtIenrgd
rom TIE Tact that Coach ToIvo.l. OF Tie
Hh1cif team. bins toil his men that
ln'F VII nave O. play rral football 20
lh' Famn 10 attracting Cau-idor-
1lIo attention locally and I.Ir IA uu.n-
Der ot local people viii attend.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12
MYSTERIOUS FIRE.

PHILADELPHIA. nov. f1-Ffr9
here to-day IN tho plant or the Thorn.
os T.. SHELLY Bolt Company. Inc
which is indirectly filling orders dee
tined Tor the European bcllirorents.
caused % loss of moro than 10000.
An officer OF Che company said that Il
BAD not been determined whether tho
fire was % i~ncerdiary origin. II mirht
nave started from a hot bolt. he sald.
ia,I0 BIAS been some funny things
EnInr on around here lately he said.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12
srRoNoEsr VAN M sARvARo

CAMhiilpGE, Mass, nov ii-AL
bert j Woatherhesd. ~ cleveland O.
was declared to-day 90 be the stronw
ct man m Harvard University. lie
a substitute end on the Varsity foot.
hall jean. iiia total of 1874 points
ao.s ont equal the record made last
tall hy o. o. liariwick who scored
1881 points.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12
FEDERAL MAoNAres MEET.

CHICAGO, Nov. tt-Tho gathering
or fedoral LraEuo maEnatsa, which
hffan ut indian. polls. Tuesday. and
moved Co French Lick on Wednesday.
continued here io day. with q repro.
r'nih'iou amounting 20 more than
lhlf ih" number 90 club owners. They
aE1in declared M proErcns toward
peace bad been made. and said thoy
rf~poied most 90 the out.oftown dele.
raies Including President Gilmore.
VIII have left Tor their homes BY 90,
morrow nlEht.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12
JOHNNY KILBANE
Is SUSPENDED

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. Nov ii
Johnny Kiibane. fcathcrwcIrht cham.
nion ~ Tho world. was suspended no.
day by tho Wisconsin Athletic Com.
mission for failing % appear I'M nn.
fWcr to q charge that ho did not do
Die best in his bout with VIfrnfs
Mitchell hero recently.
hllbano'a suspension viii STAND ur.
tl ha appears end -sauafH.toriIy Oh.
plains hia alleged dilaf0ry tactics .H
fHH Mitchell match.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12

NIN h0I,N. Nov III. Carl Bup,
port. OBJ r.HI t.'H.e rrI bond broker az
richmond Va .Nrt and KILLED his
u..s and IHH1 fII.T himself Ir AN ur.
town hotel today prom a di.rv f.rt
Ply hlIT.i' describing his movements
ll flH II.f tHr.o Irt. the rrfr,
learned iho couple bad frequent quar-,
rc'F.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12
LINSLY PLAYS
MOUNDOVILLE
FAST MARSHALL COUNTY TEAM
WILL PLAY At ISLAND PARK,
SATURDAY.
O'cIock-3oth Eicvsns Are Train
Ing Hard for Battle.

Saturday morning. Lnsly Institute
and M~0urf4vlIle UIgh school viii pIav
football ON the Island ball parE NJ
DO 3I o'clock. After o. bad Hfarf tho
Nound.F.Iia boys have settled down fo
real work md their 'nst few rsur.
have shown o. decided Improvement
over their early season form. Ono Of
their achievements was frrf rf hold
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12

htW YORK.. Nov 1.-THE Nos N.r.
American lfuguo baseball tI.b an
|euucrd today that raneomfrf "a
nesH completed lur Che Nauknra To- HI
Dol fpriuH traluiuE urEt year at Moon
1 INH hauh.U regulars Min rrprTl II.
Macon .u March D.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12

Every coat as it arrives
from our wholesale tailor and
is unpacked, is rigidly ex-
amined, so that we know it
reaches Kraus = made stan
dards. AT whatever price it
sells between $15 and$3O we
know that it is a coat that
well be proud to sell you and
you'll be proud to wear.
Weather for today-Fair.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12

I''. UIl m0et fHo MARITIME F.u-v
A'N'.u0a ai League park. Sunday at
o O'Clock HuI u 20 tID b..f l.ur4
'l f.H .1.ou ia expected.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12
Undesirables
DAVE SAYS

We have our own laws ex-
Guiding undesirables. But
we apply them to overeoats
and so thoroughly that am
undesirable garment is never
placed in our line of
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12

She what's hia -penohsuts
.Autiquos
aho 'slarins ihTouah lorguettel- ia
one 90 them with him #Judgo
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EAEEEEs raAm ar EAcou.

WontEht's uamea
~ M--LL N. Mu...
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12

Three Sans " brownies
Athletics vs. lis Steel
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12

ToulHhtu Games
a. o. n. IT, Co va NcNerwaa
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12
A Strong Assertion
Make 1t a Point

10 come TO Shermans and see the type of men that buy Sher-
mans clothes-the rich man-the poor man-aII want To take
that saving OF 50 to $S. The rich man buys not because of the
price, SIO, put OF true economy. Economy to them is not the
prlce lowered, but the excelency of quality he receives for his
money. The poor man buys them because he is a GOOD Judge of
value, and realizes his saving.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-12
krals- made 0'coats

IN our line of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-03
Wholesale Electrocution in Sing Sing Death
Chamber at Daybreak, Was Most Success
full Job in History of Prison.
WARDEN REFUSED TO REMAIN AT Scene
Two Americans, Two Italians and One Negro,
All Convicted Of Murder, Paid For Their
Crimes With Their Lives.

execution next to tho largest IN ths
history OF the prison, were supervised
by EIihu Cunningham Church, who
yesterday took the deputy wardenship.
He succeeded Charles johnson.
Johnson attended tho men IN their
hast hours and walked with them TO tho
chair at their request. Not once, how
ever, did he look at tho strainimg
bodies as the current whinod its way
through them. He leaves Sing sing
today to take tho wsrdenship Of the
Cheshire. Conn. refofmatofy. Wher0
there are no executions. H.
There were no confessions. and no
"ecenesr In the death chamber. Short
IL before the time 70 begin the death
march, Roach sent for Johnson and
Father Cashin. tho, prison chaplain,
and declared he was innocent OF the
crime. Tafpev died tlae -gAmest OF
the lot. His step newer fAltered as he
wniked. to the chair. aud locked ,oKAr,
the group with Q half smile. A silver
croes was IN his hand AS the guards
began strapping him in, he smiled at
Father Cashin and said something IN
low tone at which they both laugh
ed softly Not sound came from bim
as the black death cap was put On
and tie black curtain hid his features
from the witnesses. Hans Schmidt.
the unfrocsted priest, convicted OF
his sweetheart, Anna Aum-
aeller, was one Of those who Joined
the condemned men in prayer during
the night.
The ofncial executtoner received
s. 20 for his work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-03

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
OSSINING, NJ Y, Sept. 3.-Flve
men-two Americans. two Italians and
one negro-all convicted Of murder
expiated their crimes in the electric
chair at Sing Sing prison at sunrise
today. They were:
THOMAS TARPEY, convicted OF
killing night watchman in Brooklyn.
LOUIS M. ROACH, convicted Of
Staying John Barrett, farmer. a.
Palantine. N. Y.
WILLIAM PERRY, negro, convicted
lof killing his sweetheart in New York
PAsQUALE vENDETTI, Italian,
convicted OF killing his landlady IN
Brooklyn
ANTONIA. SALEMME. convicted OF
killing his wife In Rochester.
The executions were termed the
most successful iii Sing Sings history
the entire lob -rcons nsumine Hess than
|an hour. cNeatness and dispatch" WA
the ofiicial description Of them-sar
for the present Sing Sing
regime opposes the death penalty.
Everything went of with the pre-
Ecision OF clock work7-as soon as one
Inert form was carried behind the
Icurtairi, another, dunbly repeating the
prayers spoken by his spiritual ID
wiser, was strapped In the chair anu
the current shot on.
Thomas Mott Osborne, Sing Sings
I"Golden Rule warden, left the prison
last night and will return todAy-his
mute protest against capital punish
|ment. In his absence, the wholesale
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-03
RUSSIA

limited Press Leased Wire Service
PETRoGRAD, Sept. 3.-The fort
ress or Grodno, the last Of the three
Russian strongholds guarding the Me
mon river line, has been surrendered
to the Germans, but the city Itself re-
mains In the hands Of the Slavs. he
Germans forced breach In the out
er forts by . blasting artillery IRE,
followed by infantry charges. The
position OF the aarrlsons In the other
forts was untenabie and they there
fore crossed the river yesterday after
destroying the bridges. The tactics
used at Warsaw are being employed
again. Guns removed from the fort
ress have been mounted on the right
bank Of the Niemen and are prevent.
inq the Germans from crossing to
the city Of Grodno.
Meanwhile the Russian lines are be
ina reformed east OF the city. Prac.
tlcaliy all Of the heavy guns In the
fortress were dlsmantied or destroyed
before the garrison Withdrew and
the Germans found little valuable
booty.
No surprise wss felt here because
Grodno was evacuted after only .
thres day siege. Another German
army that took olIta fortress wal
within three miles Of the vlina-Grod
no railway yesterday and still other
Teuton forces are southeast Of GFod-
no. u was necessary for the Russians
to withdraw from what was becoming
. dangerous salient.
Around Wilma and Frledrichstad'
the situation 10 unchanged. The Rus
slams are maintaining successful re
sistance against the snsmy's most de.
termined attacks.
In the southeast the retirement Of
the Slav armies continues. II Is Ad
mitted At the war office that the Rus
slams probably will abandon Galiclar
territory entirely In falling back te
their new positions.
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