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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-12

PARIS. Oct II. II y. m.-PrOgress for
the allied forces In Artois and Cham
payne is recorded IN tho French official
communication issued tonight. The COM
munlcation says:
W have made very perceptibls pro-
progress In the wood to the west OF the
road from Souchez 10 Angres. in the
Souchez valley. and to the east OF the
Givenchy wood blOckhouse
We also have gained ground on the
roads toward La Folie. We captured
about 100 German prisoners from the
Guard corps.
In Champagne We have made fur
ther progress TO the north OF Tahure and
carried. BY a vigorous attack the whole
OF tho German fortified work to the
South or the village on the side OF the
Ia toute gully. We captured there los
prisoners among them two offcera.
our cannon have efficaciousIy coun-
Yer attacked the German cannon which
is sncling violently our new positions
Arthlery actions OF an especially VIC
leht character are reported on both sids =
or Les Eparges. In the forest OF Il pre-
fe. 70 the north HeiilOn ia lorraine
ana also in the NosEcs 90 the south ~
Steinbach and In the environs OF Thanh .
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-12

LONDON. Oct m. II.I5 b rn TN. mi,
car press bureau tonight made nubiio
Fiedd Marshal Sir John Fre1rb ~
hfltlah commander iu chief Iu Franre'
~ urther Information shows fhsf fb,
,'erman attacks on our front south of
great strength. The main German q.
IoflH were directed against the chain
pit north Of iuu 10 and between ffuiiUe5.
ana the ioheuzoilcrn rodouht
In the chalk pit attack the eu.r,,,.
assembled behind some wool. wh.sb fll
from 9u0 70 900 yards on uur frarITl.
between these woods and our limo ~.
atiark was moWn dow on tg a pnr.bIfi.l
rife. machine guns and arfIfItrt 49,
not man Fetting to within fnrfv tarl'
81 our trenches.
%. far,h.r noIth between uuiuoh and
beaten On with very heavy los s11
here our troops. following up fff 49,.
ru'my, sccurcd "a German trench wrsf
'tfdrd lu pcrctrHt.nE our front irs 4t
ono point in The southern r1u1rr5.I,,,-...
ton trench 81 tIr toheuxu1Irrn rrf.ubf
which iH atil iU our hands Ther. h.
''C0ur reserrra sgerr r.f r..,l,ir.',
any Part ~ The front NJ ia certain ff.f
~ inllri'd very serious reserve Yn
even jess th1n ths nrrt low s+tirn,to 20
Tho rcpurf boz tha ,rrmsr aTi.I.t
com .uuirffinu OF fHr Hfh thar ID rfrUnr
British HttarE uuIfhv.et Df Vsrmafil-
So St,stts were maas .s5 l'r s5 , fa,.o
were incurred other Than those dos
crihed above.
toot p.ace. IN niue of wilton or 10y,
were aurreHsful one hostile Harnnfrr.
wac driven tu fnr HruurI inside fHs
surnt Iinc. Hnd wac almost crrtnIni.
machine uHH brought down bob our ur.a
We lO.f orc nrrUnlHur'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-12
The Pyramid Smile From a single
Trial

Trial.
Thousands have reported to us their
treat joy at having been led to try
his great treatment. and at the re-
narkable results 1t produced In their
,ases. BE fair to yourself Give
Yourself the chance TO get well Mail
he coupon now, or go to any drug
store and purchase soc box OF Pyra-
mid Pile Treatment
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-12

PRIVILEGE is GIVEN 20 exchange
Behr Bros. plano No. 900. at any
time within one year from date for any
new piano handled by the undersigned
sellers at the time exchange Is made
whether OF equal or better gradel all
payments made on the above mentioned
piano TO be credited on new contract
provided that all payments then due
have been paid TO date.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-12

SHOULD BEHR BROS. PIANO NO.
...... be unsatisfactory to the signer
OF the attached contract. the under
signed sellers at any time within
thirty days from date will. upon re-
quest, refund all money paid thereon,
and cancel the contract
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MUST Be MORE
loostiausa - - 80

that was born into tho world 20 re-
place systems that had preceded oil
ana io bring men ont upon new plane
OF privilege
'Ihc American revolution wac the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-12

The United states Bureau ~ Edu-
Gallon urges abolition of the com.
mon drinking sup ia an schools.
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these Behr
urher and
hirt satisfactorily then period of
months longer.
During this second trial period give piano every
iano possibly be given. - -
at the end of the twelve months
different style
hange 1t without mourning cents loss
is the of ten agreement
II these pianos fcanvep possibly give3
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biles in The United States places me
number az 1.f1l.00O
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selves Justify the
This of
with in the box to their
We believe We
than we getting for and know proving
that have back
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Read the the box which the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-12
The main fact in procuring one of these Beh,
Bros. pianos for your home is, that yol
can get YOUR money back without question


the
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knowing
of SALE
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-02
10


There was the hint of longing on
Esther Halstead's face as Alica fin
ished showing her through the dainty
little Goldcrest apartment. Not the
longing for freedom which seemed the
principal reason for Alica's delight;
not the pride for ownership the
younger girl had displayed, but the
thought of how perfectly it would
serve as a setting for the life she had
imagined with the man she loved, the
picturing of Felix Lynn occupying
special little hooks and corners Of the
apartment-that was what brought
the tears all unconsciously to her
eyes.
And you will come to my reception
just a little housewarming tomor-
row afternoon, Esther?"
She started to shake her head in
dissent, smiling at the eagerness OF
the girl to begin making the most of
her new-found liberty. But Alica pratt
tied on before she had time to an
swer.
First I'm going to ask Felix Lynn
and
Esthers lips parted in a smile. She
could not forego the delight Of seeing
him again. True, she owed a great
deal to her ailing father. But she
owed a debt to this other man as
well.
While Alica darted to the phone,
intent upon carrying out her plan i'm
mediately 1t entered her head, Esther
thought 1t over. Was she doing right
or wrong?
Felix is living on his yacht now"
Alica poutingly announced as she re-
entered the room.
Esther smiled lightly as she took
her leave. Lacking responsibility
herself, it was charmingly delightful
to her in others. And it was SO be-
coming to Alica, her naive delight in
this freedom from restraint. She was
still laughing as she left the house
and came back to her own distressing
responsibilities.
So engrossed in fact, she did not
turn back and see Alica slipping light
ly down the street in the opposite di-
rection. Even her innocent mind
would have suspected that the young
girl was about to do something which,
to put 1t mildly, might have been
termed indiscreet.
For Alica Knights very back bris-
tied with defiance, her pretty chin was
uplifted and her eyes looked out bit
insolently upon pedestrians as though
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-02
PASTOR LAUGHS At FUNERAL
So DO the PaIIbearsrs, But Not Mourn
ers, for There Weren't Any
at the Ceremony.

There was a funeral at the Mesa
CONGREGATIONAL church, Sixth avenue
and Fifty-fourth street. at which every
body, even to the officiating clergyman.
laughed and sang and had an exceed
ingly good time. None Of the mourn
ers was scandalized, because there
were no mourners. Instead. there was
a banquet and speeches of felicita-
tion by FIVE visiting ministers. In the
middle of it two deacons and two la
dies of the church, acting as pallbear-
ers, entered with the bier. which was
set squarely in the middle of the ban
quet table. There the torch was ap-
piled, and while the corpse burned and
cracked, everybody present stood and
sang Praise God From Whom All
Blessings Flow"
The corpse" was the church mort
gage of 81. 500. To give it regular fu-
neral was the happy idea of the pas
tor, Rev Nathan L. Dowell, D. D., who
personally raised $3.50 in two days to
lift the debt.-Los Angeles Times.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-02

defying them. Now and then she
would halt obviously, biting her lips
thoughtfully a little fearfully, then
quickly resume her journey.
It was the hour Immediately before
the curtain of night descends upon
the twilight that Captain Judd looked
up sharply at hail from the dock.
While he waited at top of the land
ing stairs for the girl, he wondered
nightly as Alica knight lightly
climbed beside him. What in the
name of common sense could this
young woman want aboard the yacht
at such an hour? And what should
he do? And then Captain Judd did
exactly as most people do when puz-
zled. He pointed toward the rail
where the owner stood dreamily star
ing out to sea.
Lynn was tired, very tired, and the
rest he sought out here upon the
equally troubled sea came not so
readily as he had expected. The very
soul of him chafed at John Halsteads
bitter mandate that he was to be a
stranger at his home.
Alica Knight A slight smile
curved his lips as he recalled the
beautiful, wild, young creature. Alica
Knight-untamed, rebellious at con-
ventions, needless Of the morrow, in
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-02

The smoldering rebellion that had
been banked so long within the very
soul of Alica Knight leaped sudden
ly into full fame. For just second,
as she defantly faced her mother,
she realized that now was the time
for final assertion of the manner in
which she proposed to live her life.
Mrs. knight indolently resumed her
book, unconscious of the crisis she
had precipitated by her refusal to al
low her daughter to christen Felix
Lynn's yacht, needless of the hurt she
had inflicted. She looked up as Alica
stamped her foot.
''I tell you / shall go. told him
over the phone that was coming,
and l am. II you won't chaperon
me I'll go alone. I'm sick and tired
of silly conventions hedging me away
from everything l want to do. It's
my life I'm living and I'm not going
to live 1t for the world but for my
self"
Mrs. knight frowned slightly as the
girl stormed away, then resumed her
reading. So gradual had been the in
creasing violence of Alica's rebellions
she did not realize how close they
stood to the brink of the precipice.
She looked up again as her daughter
stood, framed in the doorway, a
yachting cap tilted a little defiantly
upon her pretty head
I'm going to the yacht" Alica an
nounced.
Mrs. knight rose swiftly. There
had been something incisive, decisive
and Lnbending about the way Alica
announced her destination that re-
vealed vision of herself many years
before. She, too, had been rebellious
and it was the very violence Of hel
own nature that made her so fearful
of breaking the conventions, realizing
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-02

loved. For the madman had become
a child once more. a child to be cared
for, to be waited on, to suffer for, to
live for, and to die for.
Slowly-slowly Alica relaxed her
hold, then the eyes Of Felix Lynn
travelled slowly down and rested upon
her. A moment he stared, one ter
rible moment which caused Alica to
shrink fearfully away from him and
made Esther cling the tighter to the
hand she held.
Then, at the savage, bestial gut
tural of rage that came from his
throat, doctor and attendant leaped
forward, restraining him or he would
have lunged at the woman who had
driven him to this pass. Like bits
of tissue paper he tossed them about,
tossed them about till he wore him
self out from his own efforts. But
the eyes that stared, that glared out
at them were the eyes of one whose
brain had suffered irreparable shock
at the moment of finest balance.
rs there no way-no way to bring
him back?" asked Esther.
And the only answer was the mock
ing echo that two women knew was
always to ring in their ears:
"Pay-Pay-Pay-"
Who Pays?
End Of "Unto Herself Alone"
The Next Story Is "Houses Of Glass"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-02

they had been and, somehow, the spec
tacle struck deep at something within
him he had thought long since crusted
over.
He had listened carefully to the
captains report and dove-tailed the
scene with the chance gossip he had
heard At times Lynn was quiet, at
other times he would rave and tear
in the grip Of the attendants with
the strength of ten men. And always
in these struggles would he be pur-
sued by the eyes and the lips that
never opened.
Finally with a shrug, the doctor
left the place, a rather foolish smile
upon HIS face, a certain decision in
his step that came from the indeci-
sion actuating a move that his asso.
ciates might have construed as par
taking of the sentimental. He turned
in at the Halstead residence, finding
Esther there clad in deep mourning.
He plunged squarely at the heart of
the matter.
Miss Halstead," he began quickly,
Il have come to you on behalf of your
husband" He lifted his hand as
she drew quickly away from him, her
eyes hardening with decision.
Felix Lynn has suffered complete
mental breakdown. Not the break
down which demands few weeks rest
but the sort that may possibly be
cured if the correct methods are ap-
piled Immediately"
You mean-he is"
Insane, Miss Halstead. Yes, that
is what l mean. He is violently in
sane. would not ask you to take
any risk but"
Her eyes flared defiantly, while her
shoulders Strengthened.
Il am not afraid
His eyebrows lifted in surprise as
appear almost Immediately, her hat
on for the street. Without a word
she took his arm and moved out the
house with him.
Felix was struggling in the grip OF
powerful attendant when she en-.
tered the room. And then a great
pity and love welled within her and
lighted the eyes of her as she moved
toward this man who had been her
husband. He looked up at her as her
hand fell upon his shoulder. Doctor
Breadner watched the scene eagerly
a slow smile playing about the cor
ners of his mouth, as Lynn ceased to
struggle, looked up into the tender
eyes fastened upon him, then sank
back quietly in his chair.
He was about to tiptoe out the
room, away from the scene, when
sounds Of a struggle in the corridor
reached his ears. He moved swiftly
toward the door, annoyed at the dis
traction, then was brushed aside by
woman who darted into the room
away from the attendant, stood q
moment in the doorway, then flung
herself upon her knees at the right
side of the patient, tlinging her arms
about him and bursting into wild
paroxysm Of regret and love.
She lifted her eyes, conscious oi
another's presence. Esther did moi
finch as she met those eyes, did moi
yield by an inch her possession o.
this man she loved.
Doctor Breadner stepped forward, &
bit stunned at the situation. The bat
btle of two women for the right tt
care for the helpless one they botl
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-02

John Halstead's hands trembled
as he shut his desk. Very slowly the
roll top unfolded reluctantly shutting
out neat stacks of papers and CORE
spondence, the paper-weight of anoth-
er period, the quill pens, the rusty
ink-wells, all the commonplaces of
a mans work. Moisture gathered in
the kings eyes. Old friends they
were. friends with whom he had spent
his best 80 years. Together they had
fought and suffered, together they had
lost and won countless victories and
skirmishes. And now the separation
hour had come. Halstead was
through
The old lion had finished with
victory, but one so bitterly fought he
realized another battle would mean
Inevitable defeat. The young whelps
of this Wall street jungle had grown
so formidable that when they fell
upon him the issue had been a long
time in doubt. But he had won. But
at the price Of a broken spirit and
body and a bitter regret. And so 1t
was in no pleasant mood that he ar
rived home.
He stepped softly into his home,
moving toward the library. He wanted
to be alone to compose himself, to re-
adjust himself to the conditions of an
altered existence. He did not wish
wife or daughter to see him in the
hour when he was forced to look
upon the borders of the end.
A note lay upon the desk and he
picked it up, absently glancing over
the brief writing. He turned the
sheet and, as his eye fell upon the
signature, a wild ferocious CLEAN
famed up within them. He reached
out and clutched the desk for sup
port, clutched so tightly the knuckles
cleaned a shiny blue-black. Master
ing himself with an effort he dis
patched a servant for his wife and
daughter, still standing in the same
position when they entered the room,
the note in his hands, such an express
sion of hatred and infexible determl-
nation upon his face as caused them
to halt abruptly, checking their affec-
tionate greetings.
You have answered this-man,
Esther?" Straight to the point he
cut, his voice shaking a trifle with
the rage he masterfully held in check.
AS she did not answer, he slowly
crumpled the paper in the palm Of
his hand, letting it drop to the floor.
The hurt expression in her eyes broke
his control.
Then you shall answer it-now.
Do you know that Felix Lynn is the
man have just beaten, that he tried
to ruin me, that he has worn out the
last atom of my strength, that the
fight has forced me to retire? Felix
Lynn is the man who has just failed
in his attempt to ruin this household.
And Felix Lynn is the man who has
the audacity to invite a member Of
this household to christen his new
yacht! Felix Lynn must be a stran-
ger to this door. You will neither
speak to him nor have any communi-
cation with him. And you will give
him to understand that-NOW." Els.
ther rebelled at first, but at signif.
cant gesture from her mother, wrote
the fateful note:
Felix dear: Father stumbled on
your note and raised such storm
It will be impossible for mother and
me to christen your yacht. We must
be 90 careful, you know. Why not ask
Alica and her mother to go?
ESTHER.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-02

supply, but that they have increased
almost four times in price. And
right in the middle of the houseclean-
ing period and the packing away of
the winter furs and garments she ID
learning it to her dismay. To the
pawnbroker and storage.house pro-
prietor this is also unwelcome news.
Before the war mothbalIs were as
cheap as clothespins. Then it was
that Mrs. Homebody could run around
to the corner drug storA about this
time of the year and buy six pounds
for quarter. Now that same amount
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-02

love with life! Why could not Esther
have some of the
A little laugh, a bit timid despite
its bravado, made him turn swiftly.
II was as though a Merlin had waved
his wand and materialized his
thoughts. He could not quite con-
ceal his pleasure at sight OF Alica,
looking at him a little defiantly, a
little bashfully, as she stood just a
few feet away. He could not quite
cloak the insincerity of his re-
proaches, allowed them to be snuffed
out completely as her fingers brushed
lightly against his own as side by
side they leaned against the taffrail.
A wisp of her hair was taken by
the roguish breeze and buttered
across his cheek. The perfume of it
intoxicated him. And yet it was but
a part of the night. He reached out
his hand to put the vagrant lock in
place His finger tips moved across
her cheek and the thrill was but an
other of this wondrous nights myriad
phases. Her eyes sought his own,
bathed in the question, the wild, un-
harnessed wonder she read there.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-02
On Strategy.

A we'll known army officer said at Q
dinner in Washington, apropos OF
strategy:
"The strategist must be very quick
of decision and very prompt to exc
cute what he decides. There must be
nothing of Jiggers about the success
full strategist.
"A friend. you know, called on Jig
gers and found the man bending over
a shirt with a rapt. dreamy, perplexed
look.
What's up?' the friend asked.
WELL said Jiggers, I'm in .
quandary. This shirt here is too dirty
to wear and not dirty enough to go to
the laundry, and can't make up my
mind what to do about It,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-02
There Was Danger.

A rather heavy storm burst over q
suburban town, and a young wife,
startled by particularly sharp crash.
made a dive from the porch to the
darkened parlor.
81 won't stay here another minute"
she exclaimed in a terrified voice.
You can't tell what may happen
next"
You are foolish, DEAR" responded
the hubby. following her into the
house. Don't you know that thunder
cannot hurt anybody"
You are mistaken, Harry" posi-
lively rejoined the young woman.
Haven't you ever heard of people be-
ing thunderstruck?" - PhiladelphiA
Record.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-02
Sea Serpent AaaIn.

A sea serpent is said to have been
washed ashore at Indian Rocks, Fla,
few days ago. and if buzzards had
not reached the spot before natural
lists heard the news, the Smithsonian
institute might now have really cred
liable specimen of the fabled monster
in the museum. From head to tail the
length of the thing was estimated to
be % feet. The mouth was large, with
sawlike teeth in immense jaws, and
from each side of the gills stood out
faNlike fms, two en- each side, the size
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-02

Of money will buy her hut a little
more than a pound of the pungent
crystallized balls.
All this, wholesale dealers in
pharmacists supplies say, is due to
the war, and they explain it in this
manner: Before the war England
sent to this country most Of the
naphthalene, of which mothballs are
made. Since last August not a ship
ment has been made.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-02

the untold lengths to which she might
go, once started. Alica laughed light
ly and closed the door behind her.
The launching was a success, and
after it was over handsome Felix
Lynn took Alica home. The butler
met her at the door and handed out
this note:
AIIca: Your latest defiance Of
all feminine law has closed my home
to you. have placed one-half Of your
fathers fortune to your credit. Your
maid and trunks are at the Goldcrest
apartments. Mother.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-02

The nine days sensation died away,
for the morsel of any scandal, no
odds how savory and juicy to begin
with, grows fat and pulpy with too
much fietcherizing. But the cheeks
of Felix Lynn grew more and more
sunken and the shadows under the
fine eyes of the man seemed to have
eaten hollows there, hollows from
out of which a fearful light burned,
the light of a man afraid to look at
something, yet, by some terrible at
traction, always forced to look.
There were whispers that the pres
tige he had won in the street was
waning, that he seemed unable to
concentrate, to put the old-time fire
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-02
SdueIched.

THAT hat is very becoming, my
DEAR" said the man who had heard
that wives like to have their husbands
compliment them on their appear
ance.
TITS becoming very shabby. IL that
is what you mean," replied his wife.
After that. of course, it was distinct
ly up to him.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-02
MOTH BALLS A WAR LUXURY
Price Of Pungent Marbles ouadrupIed
Since HostlIltles in Eu-
rope Began.

The war has affected various house
hold and commercial necessities in
the past nine months, but who for an
instant thought that the common
mothball would become a luxury?
such is the case, however, and the
housewife is just beginning to realize
that there is not only dearth in tho