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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-03
FIGHTING IS
MOST BITTER
COUNTER-ATTACKS OF
GERMANS REPULSED
One Position Changed Hands
Five Times And Now In
Hands Of French

PARIS, July ?. 12:45 p. MIN the
fighting south of Arras yesterday the
French took prisoners 5000 Germans.
according to the official statement is
sued today by the French war depart
ment. :.
In the course Of the night French
troops captured the village of Curlu,
bert.
A heavy German counter attack
upon the village Of Hardecourt, Is
miles north Of Curlu, was repulsed,
the statement adds. After repeated
assaults the Germans there were
obliged to retreat in disorder.
On the right bank Of the Meuse, in
the region north Of the fortress OF
Verdun, Thiaumont Work was retaken
BY the French yesterday after chang
ing hands FIVE times. the announce
men! says. The position was heav1lJ
attacked by the Germans in the night,
it is added, but without success.
The text Of the statement follows:
North Of the Sonlme the fighting
was fierce during the night. The Ger
mans launched violent counter ar
tacks against our new positions at
the approaches to Hardecourt. our
curtains of artillery fire and infantry
fire inflicted important losses upon
the enemy, who was forced to retreal
in disorder, leaving in our hands Zoo
prisoners. Of whom six were officers
Pursuing our advantage upon the
right bank OF the river, We captured.
after spirited fighting, the village OF
Curlu. which we have entirely occu-
pied. :
South of the Somue we have main
tanned all the positions conquered by
US yesterday. and accomplished some
progress between Herbecourt and AS
sevillers during the night.
Over Five Thousand Prisoners.
The receipt Of new information
brings the total number Of unwo1nded
Germans captured by French troops
yesterday to more than 5000.
Between the Disc and the Aisne
We took prisoner q German patrol
which attempted to reach our lines
near Bailly.
"In 4he Champagne We effected nu-
merous' recconnaiances on the enc
mS,s front. Several. Of the reconnoi-
tering parties succeeded in penetrat-
ing the opposing trenches. which were
cleared out with hand grenadeS. We
took lo prisoners.
Ou kAc I1SAl Ocl1h VI SAS -bS AoS ~
German attack launched last evening
upon our positions to the northeast Of
the woods of Ayocourt succeeded in
penetrating the advance elements OF
our trenches. but was completely driv.
en- back by our counter attack.
"On the slopes Of LIE Mort Homme
We effected an entirely successful coup
de main. In the course Of the fighting
which: took place in the enemys
trenches so Germans were killed.
score were brought back into our lines
and two machine guns also were cap
tured.
"On the right bank several feeble
attacks by the enemy upon the ThD"
mont works. in which We are es
lished, were easily repulsed. l.
region strong German force l
hurled itself against our first e.
ments was dispersed after ha' JUS
tanned high losses. We took - pris-
oners, OF whom two were officers. On
the front west and south Of Vaux there
is great artillery activity on both
sides"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-03
APPROPRIATIONS
|. To BE- ENORMOUS
HALF BILLION FOR -.
NATIONAL DEFENSE
House Has Light Calendar
While Senate Calendar Is
Badly Crowded

WASHINGTON. July 2.-Congress
is preparing to complete its program
of financial Preparedness with every
indication that appropriations this ses'
sion will aggregate considerably more
than a billion and a half dollars. at
least half a billion of which will be
for national defense.
According 10 estimates based on tlg-
ures compiled by Chairman Fitzgerald,
of the House appropriations commit
Zee. and increases put into pending
measures by Senate committees. the
grand appropriation total may reach
1850, 900 900, exceeding by more than
Gus changes in the nations history.
Last week Representative Fltzser-
aid submitted statement to the
House, showing that the grand total
for the present Congress, based on
bills passed and pending. would reach
nearly S1.500,C0O,000. Since then the
Senate naval committee has added
nearly S50,000,000 10 the naval bill,
and the military committee has in
creased the s1S2.000.000 army appro-
priation measure by approximately
S100 000,0 900.
The principal appropriation meas
ures awaiting Senate consideration are
the army and navy bills. As amend.
ed in committee, they carry 1882 .000,.
900 and S315,S26.S43, respectively, and
together with the fortifications BILL
which has passed both houses, would
appropriate for national defense more
than S622.OOO.000.
Naval Bill in Senate.
The Senate plans TO take up the
naval bill as soon as the. agricultural
bill is out of the way. That probably
will be within few days.
With its work on appropriations
nearing completion, the House is
ready to take up the $4,000, 900 reve-
nue. bill introduced yesterday. The
House adjourned from yesterday to
next Wednesday, and the revenue
measure is expected to come up Thurs
day under a special rule, and be
passed Saturday. Then the Houe Will
be marking time. waiting for the Sen.
ate TO catch up. Besides several Of
the big supply measures, the Senate
has the shipping bill. the child labor
bill. the S2,000.000 militia relief meas
ure. conservation measures, the lmml-
grafton bill and many minor matters
to dispose Of.
In spite of the crowded Senate cal
cndar and the threatening Mexican
situation, the subject Of adjournment
constantly is discussed about the Capt.
toll The House could adjourn within
few weeks, but Senate leaders say
that under the most favorable circum-
stances they could not possibly get
through before the middle Of August.
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National GUARD5MEN BY THE
THOUSANDS ARRIVE ON B0RlG|n!||

the redistribution of the border pAffefS
would be pushed as rapidly . D., ,ss5
BILE. Il. s5a *
General George Bell, Jr., announeeos
today that he had employed a oorpts sss
local undertakers to go to CarrizalStes
bring here the bodies Of the Ame4s
can soldiers killed in the cngaSemslts
there. = &.
CHICAGO. July with the :exceAsl
!tion of the National Guard in kAn1aes
Colorado and Wyoming. all the orkA1ss
lied militia of: the central depertmaMs:
virtually is ready for service on 9tne;
border and is awaiting only uanEpoE
tation facilities to convey them no
their various mobilization c9mpe@yy !
the border points which Major C. g
Funston will select for them.
According to reports which have D. ]
received in Chicago by Captain SR0eees
S. Fitch, acting department adtut4 q
mastering in of all troops virtually
been completed and the physical
nations have made great headw1y. Si
Captain Fitch stated tonight thAtst
central department would have Apptpj
imately $4,000 troops Of the Neho@ela
Guard in federal service. OF this stotAN
number, large percentage Is eitherox9
the border now or enroute.
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Business Conditions
Continue Good And
Outlook Is Excellent

WASHINGTON. July 2.--General
business conditions continue good ana
the outlook for next month is eXcell-
ent, according to official reports II
the federal reserve board, made pub
lie tonight in the boards monthly
statement. Crops are reported better
than normal in most sections, indus
tries are said TO be working to ca
pacity and further increases are not
ed in building construction. From
nearly every respective district there
is a call for more labor, with wages
mounting.
In the Boston district buying has
been exceptionally heavy and manu-
facturers are months behind their
orders.
New York reports reassuring signs
in that district of a needed change to
a more conservative outlook in COM
merce, industry and banking. The
production Of pig iron for May was -
35l,073 tons, new high record.
A uniformly favorable condition in
all departments of trade and industry
is reported from the Philadelphia dis
trict where manufacturers are COM
planning of shortage of labor, par
ticularly female labor for mill work.
Coal mines are working at IS percent
capacity. Some of the munition
plants are anticipating the end OF the
war and making plans TO manufacture
commodities for use in times OF
peace the report continues. adding
10 the growing feeling that the end or
the war will not have the disastrous
effects on the industries which some
interests feared"
The steel situation in the Clevc-
land district is said 10 pc virtually
unchanged. but the movement OF iron
ore into lower lake ports promises
10 make a new yearly record. Auto
mobile and rubber factories are doing
an enormous business and mercantile
trade is active. Shortage of labor
has handicapped the coal industry.
The Richmond report says that In
spite of cold and dry weather market
gardening along the seaboard is IN
a better comparative condition than
for several years, cotton mills are
running on full time. collections are
satisfactory and the demand for labor
is in excess of the supply. Money Is
plentiful in the Atlanta district. and
cotton conditions are favorable, al
though the fields are in need Of sun
shine. The cotton crop is the best in
wears,
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OFFENSIVE
IS SUCCESS
ALLIED. DRIVE IS
STILL UNCHECKED
Ground Taken Retained And
German Lines Penetrated
For Two Miles

LONDON. July 2, 9:55 p. m.-The
official British dispatches issued to-
day report the continued success Of
the combined Anglo-French offensive.
The Germans put into operation
strong counter attacks during the
night and are apparently making des-
perate resistance, but the British
troops have occupied Fricourt and
the French have captured Curlu and
have seemingly nowhere had 10 yield
the ground already gained. The Ger
man lines in some places have been
penetrated to a depth Of two miles
and the prisoners taken by the French
and British in the two days number
many thousands.
North of the Somme, where the
French and British armies make con-
tact, various points of tactical value
Is to extend the hold over the rolling
plateru of from three to FIVE hundred
feet high, which stretches around Al
bert. At Fricourt, Contalmaisson and
Gommecourt the Germans made q
most desperate resistance to defend
the high road from Arras to Bapaume
and Peronne and which is one or
the main arteries Of the western op-
erations.
Berlin Confirms.
The German official report general
" confirms the success of the frst
DAYS British operations. admitting
the withdrawal of the Germans from
their first line trenches and the
abandonment of heavy material there
in.
The British public still displays the
same quiet enthusiasm, determination
and confidence, fully understanding
that no great drive like that carried
out by the Russian commander. Cen
eral Brussiloff,. is possible against me
depth, strength and rail power Of the
formidably organized German front
and that great sacrifices and poss1nle
setbacks must be prepared for. Many
regrets are heard that Kitchener nao
not lived to see the results of MS
work. This is the first great, battle
in which the military legions he Gre
ated are, being put to the test. IT IS
also the first time that great onenS'
i've has been carried out under we'll
oreanized, co-ordlnated allied strategy,
NOT on the western front alone. but
over the whole field of operations.
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Ell PASO, Tex, July 2-Nationat
Guardsmen by the trainload reacned
Ell Paso today. While many unloaded
for stations in the vicinity, the great
majority were rushed on 10 points
westward, to complete concentration
The military men say that at the
present rate of transportation, all
points along the border soon VIII pc
STRENGTHENED 10 degree that Will
make impossible forays on American
soil.
The second Massachusetts Infantry,
which detrained here yesterday was
ordered TO the expeditionary base at
Columbus, to reinforce the regiment Of
New Mexico guardsmen and the $500
regulars there. A and B batteries of
The New Jersey field artillery were
sent TO Douglas. Arizona, presumably
10 relieve regular cayalrymen.
1t is reported that the cavalry will
be ordered to the San Bernardino Val
ley, east Of Douglas, to protect its
large supply Of cattle, horses and for
age from possible bandit forays.
A regiment Of New Jersey infantry,
two troops Of cavalry and a signal COM
pany also left westward for an unan-
nounced point along the border.
At military headquarters It was said
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BRITISH GAINS
CONSOLIDATED ID
FIRST DAYS FIGHT
A COMPLETE SUCCESS
Germans In Fierce Counter
Attacks But Are Forced
To Take Flight
RR1TIsH HEADQUARTERS IN

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS xINa
FRANCE, SATURDAY, July 1..10spss.
NJ. via London, July 2, 1 :1S p. m:-;
The close of the first days offenItxSs
over the longest front the Ententea
Allies have attempted, and the%moeeS
extensive action Of the war for III
British, finds both the British an4
French consolidating their gains:
South of the Ancre river, where thas,
infantry swept forward, Curlu was CAP
tured by the French, and Montannk9s
and Mametz were taken by the BrtuSn9
with almost unbroken success, hopI0s
against heavy curtains or fire and DE-
lays due to stubborn resistance
some points, and, particularly 10. .taga
British a German trench called sEn9I
Dancing Alley" Word came back tnaEss
the destruction by artillery OF the nrlIs
line trench was SO complete that oneS
British battalion occupied 1t Win
loss of single man. 81
The Germans, In their defensive tasss
tics. in many instances left the 1Etfa
line trench lightly held, and then
shelled it when occupied by the sHstS
ish, but the British carried on the nknks
to the second line. l.st
The Germans in large force foukhsS
fiercely north of the Ancre. AZ Iom.f
mecourt and Beaumont -Hamel here
was a terrible, complicated inten1tfHs
Of action, with every method: Oh. dSss
struction like Verdun, with the, Ctr:
mans as defenders. ;,a. :,ssi,5s S: go
When the attack was made tnStAAN
morning the mist in the valleys meN4S
it difficult for the infantry unit to- 49,
in touch with each other. or theS1Ns
ners to. follow their advance, Dus2s
brilliant sunshine continued, throu1nS
the day, with clear air and suIrntets3
heat. ,.s.l;ss
Churned Into Dust. IL IL
This afternoon at o'clock til g11ss
lage of Thiepval was still being
perately held by the German Etf0
The place was visible to the obBet
before the British opened another
tillery attack, which seemed toaI
churning it to dust, making 1t 1mpo9s
sible for any human being to surItyes
even in the .stEcngest redouot. ~
British mortars eEe also 6usyskA1l
projectiles glib ia g under the kuns
hundreds OF them followed tonessaasss
other. 5.sr
So swift is the ambulance transport
that some British wounded n;ay;fil:s
ready be in London. q,
Prisoners are being brought IN
groups as they are gathered fromsfhAs;
dugouts not destroyed by arttllesEj
fire. fSSS
The destruction Of six Germansl91S
sage shaped observation balloons SpES
British airmen early In the weekSsyt
IDENTIFY was a serious loss as none. ae4S
been replaced. 1t was noticeable sthess
the British aeroplanes over the banles
field greatly outnumbered the GermUGs
machines. Infinite care and painshiAg
been taken to keep secret thea pre-
parations for the great offensive !nds
the section Of the line where the .ntkS
weeks the work went on. with silence
required on the part OF all onic6tEs;
but most of them were 80 limited foss
their own areas that they did snotf
At all the messes including the oE.s
ficers' the subject was barred frnMs
fcontinued on Page Atna,l
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GERMANY ADMITS
SUCCESS OF ALLIES

BERLIN, July 2, via London s:eg N
I'M the great Anglo French onoAS
siye begun yesterday along afron9
of q miles to the north and SontAs
Of the river Somme, the GermanS0e
ficiai statement issued today, cayls
the Entente Allied troops weret sae'
cessful in penetrating the German snli
line trenches at several points,:
The German division deienem
these trenches. it is added, hAd stose9,ss 4
withdrawn 10 other prepared
tions. nS.,.:itSS
the communication says, the BrtdANs
and French sustained very neaxyf
losses and obtained no advantagels
worth mentioning. i
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No Important Developments
Rep0rfed in Mexican Crisis

Officials profess complete igno-
rance as 10 the time President
Wilson is willing 10 wait for Car
ranza's reply. saying whether he
desires the United States govern
ment to consider that he assumed
a deliberately hostile attitude to-
ward the American troops in Mex
leo. Although an immediate break
was ayerted by the release Of the
troopers captured at Carrizal, in
prompt compliance with one OF
the demands made, upon the de
facto government just week ago
to-day, officials view the formal
avowal of purpose demanded Of
General CarranZa as Of immediate
Importance also.
The War Department issued Il
brief official statement to-day re-
garding the good progress being
made in National Guard mobiliza-
ton. Mobilization Of the Ma
tional Guard in all departments Is
proceeding without hitch, it
said. Large parts Of the guard
have already entrained for their
destination, and the muster of the
remainder is proceeding as rapidly
as possible"
The department announced to-
night that the National Guard
units that have reached the bor-
der are being supplied with ma
chine guns. A dispatch from Gen.
eral Funston reported the cross
ing of Captain Eltinse and his
detachment in search Of the Fort
Hancock raiders.
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Ell PASO, Texas, July An
other survivor Of the Carrizai
fight was located today. He is
Corporal F. y. Cooke, of X troop,
Tenth cavalry. who was brought
into Juarez this afternoon from
Villa Ahumada and placed IN
prison.
General Francisco Gonzales,
Juarcz commander, wired General
Jacinto Trevino, at Chihuahua
City for instructions and it is
probable Cooke vii be turned over
TO the American authorities to-
morrow.
Corporal Cooke. in addition to
telling of his adventures since
the battle with the MeXicans un-
der General Gomez, added his
statement to that OF other survlv-
ors that the MeXlcans fired the
first shots of the engagement.
After escaping the fight at Car.
RIAL Cooke said he wandered
without food and water. broken
right arm for four days. Lived
several more on the hospitality OF
Mexican ranchers and then pushed
out alone for the American base,
only TO be captured at water
hole. He was brought into villa
Ahumada yesterday afternoon and
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CARRANzA ORDERS
RELEASE OF BULLION

CHIHUAHUA CITY. July 2.-Gen-
eraI Carranza today gave oroers for
the release of Is per cent of the two
hundred thousand ounces Of silver.
bullion recently seized by troops O.!
the de facto government from the AL
varado Mining and Milling Company
Of Parral, a corporation controlled Dy
Americans. The remainder OF Ine
silver is being held, according to als-
matches. as security for taxes. The
bullion was seized at the time of the
Carrizal engagement as necessary
Drecaution in the event of hostililes
with the United States.
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TO KEEP MEXICANS
AWAY FROM BORDER

COLUMBUS. n. NJ. July p
from approaching too closely 10 the
American border in the New Mexico
border patrol district. according TO
orders issrsd to-day by Col. Fl. {.
Sickles, commanding the district as
a result OF the firing last nj ght from
the Mexican side ON a detachment OF
United States cavalryMen.
Investigation developed that the ma
rauders probably were part OF Mexi-
can scouting party sent from Ascen-
sion, 20 miles south, 10 reconnoiter
the frontier, and who only fired when
challenged by American sentries.
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LOSE TRAIL AND
GIVE UP CHASE
Exchange Of Shots By Sen
tries Only Excitement Noted
On The Border

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, July. q
Captain Leroy Eltinge. with two
troops OF the Eighth cavalry, today
searched the country on the Mexican
side OF the river opposite Fort Han
cock, Texas, for bandits who yester-
day fed back into Mexico after raid
ing the American side. Late today
it was reported he had returned to
the American side of the river having
lost the trail Of the raiders.
Captain Eltinge crossed the Rio
Grande. yesterday afternoon at $50
o'clock, picked up the trail and fol-
lowed it a short distance, but found
that 1t led back towards the river at
a point lower down. Ye was unable
10 discover an ints-ation by that time
as TO the location of the bandits and
recrossed to the American side. Early
today he led his two troops back
into Mexico but the report this even
ing said that having found no evil
dence on which TO base the pursuit
he brought his troops back 10 thls
side of the Rio Grande river :
Lieutenant Hardy with only part or
one troop followed their trail 10 a point
where it ended at the river, and Cap
tain Eltinge, several knurs ialer, ar
rlEeQ Wltl TWO lToOpS iloHl Ii ooo "
make an investigation and to continue
the pursuit If he considered It advlsa-
BILE. He was instructed not to precipl-
tate a clash with Mexican troops II 1t
could be avoided.
Little Excitement
All reports received at General Fun
ston's headquarters indicated nothing
more exciting along the international
line than the exchanging of shots be-
tween sentries at Nogales. Apparent
" no early offensive by the concen-
trated forces of the Mexicans in front
of General Pershing's positions was
Lnn.&4.nnd An Para HIinAl
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AMERICANS CROSS TWICE INTO
MEXICO IN SEARCH Of BANDITS
SHOTS EXCHANGED.

NOGALES. Ariz.. July o Nogales
was aroused early today by a fusilladee
of shots west of the town that lasted
for five minutes. The firing proved TO
be an. exchange of shots between mem
bers of the Carranza garrison in No
gales. Sonora, and an American sentry,
post, on this side Of the line. No one
was injured
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T|ND BAT7AUONS Of SECOND ". VA.
MUSTERED IN READY FOR SERVICE
REFUGEES LEAVE.

VERA CRUZ, July 2-The transport
Sumner with $50 Americans on board
sailed at 3 o'clock this afternoon for
Tampa. James Linn Rodgers, the spe-
cial agent OF the United States govern
ment in Mexico City. has advised Con-
sui Canada that about fifty Americans
are on their way here on a special car.
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GREAT ALLIED OFFENSIVE NOW IN PROGRESS
Survivor of Carrizal
Fight Is Brought Into |uarez

put on train for Juarez. Despite
his American uniform and band,
aged arm his appearance caused
no hostile demonstrations IN vn'
la Ahumada. and even curiousity
in Juarez. His return reduces the
number of American dead or miss
ing at .Carrizal to fourteen.
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Villa Not There.

Ell PASO, Texas. July 2.-Mili-
tary authorities have had the home
of a local. Mexican under surveil-
lance for several days, suspecting
that Francisco Villa was hiding
there, 1t was learned tonight. The
house was surrounded by Gordon
of police and soldiers, and the
doors rushed. Search Of the prem
ises, however, revealed no trace of
the bandit chieftafn.
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TENT BLOWN DOWN.;
WOMAN IS KILLED

Special Dispatch to the lntelligencer.
GRAFTON. ". Va. July 2.-When
a sudden, storm blew down a chau-
tauQua tent here tonight, Mrs ]. P.
Jetfrets. aged 55. died from the shock
and a small girl received dislocated
hip. Many others were disabled with
slight bruises.
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REFUGEES Robbed.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. July g
Sixty-four refugees, including a
score Of women and children, ar
rived here to-day from Mexico on
board the oil tank steamer Ard,
more. Many were penniless and
told how they had been lined up
on the deck of the vessel and
robbed of their money and ralu
ables BY Carranza soldiers.