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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-03

Robert G"rrughiy. uf Chicago. IL Wis
itluS his sister. Mrs. MiChn"l Butler. al
Water street.
Miss GuldIc Cation has accepted pa
Sirinu nv ticket SELLER at III" Morris
thrntrr.
Mrs jacob MilhauIh "f Main street
Will leave Sunday tn spend several days
with rrlutivc; at New Mmtnrn"rns
Miss lLIclin M,t'umhs has returned Ia
her home nu Water street after Fpnd-
INK several days with friends, and r"ln-
uvrs ut TrnhrlrhIn.
William k"mrnH IL having his property
m M"M"rh"u street rrrainI"d.
Mrs. Margaret Nnm turru nml da"Hh-
ter Mlrs Elizabeth. Will LEVY" Sunday |"
enjoy II tw" weeks vacation 1T IN"
M"unlsvIll,. camp gr"In IL.
Mics Lillian Ju~tuS hnS returned Il"
her huin" un MuIn street RfI"r visiting
nt Warwu"h
John I,rri"r. Who wac injured S"rn"
time nE" At ih" Wheeling %I'"l md iron
works and later r"In"v"d I" III" Glen
dial" hnHpitnl L. doing nicely.
raul Rnn;Ium has returned To III" h"iil"
ia tins city nfi"r visiting ut St""h"n-
iillr
Miss F'rnnr"S Farmer uf High street
Is visiting relatives ut Grafton
M!HS l.nur"tta \"rtnn 1T MnrHhhll
street Is Improving after an illu"'rH.
william Hail IA" returned I" III" h"in"
I'm Mar%hull street mrtn- "isliinE at
I'iit"hmrKh.
Miss lih"a IInSIln% has returned Ia
her hurur Wheeling islanh nfi"h
SprnduE few days with MhS Elizabeth
I.IIil,. uf Main street.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-03
Disaster Story Meets
With Bakers Denial

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-Untracc-
able rumors that some disaster had
been. met by the American forces
brought from Secretary Baker today
Il denial and reitcration Of the prom
Use that news OF any misfortune
would not be withheld from the pub
lie.
II have no hesltancy in saying
said Secretary Baker in a statement.
that not a syllable has reached the
war department which would lead us
to believe that any misfortune has
attended OF: forces on land or sea and
can reit rate the pledge made some
time ago that any such word will be
instantly given to the country. sub,
ject only 10 the qualification that any
military movements in process at the
tim" be completed. so rs not TO i'm
peril the remainder OF the forces in.
volved
LET me repeat that no word has
reached us which would Justify any
fear at this time
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Situation Unchanged.

BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND
BELGll'M. Aug. lily the Associated
Press. l--"'rh" situation IL virtually UNI
chrng,.d. This sums up the days news
from the wide zone along which the
Hritish and French yesterday hurled
Prince. ltuppr"cht'S forces back 1" tho
supporting defcnScS at Il depth varying
b,tw""n one und three miles. Artillery
activities continued with great Intensity.
he british pouring = steady stream "l
high explosive shells into positions
which the Germans upw hold but th"r"
was comparatively llttlc infantry hight
ing.
III" allies today were busy consolidate
irE the positions they captured ycSt"r-
day. Heavy German counter ATTACKS
had been looked FOR hut outside or l
these. did not matrrinlizr These wcrn
perhaps due IL The heavy rain which
continued without cessation sine" lhat
night. rillinE shell holes with water and
turning thu ground into deep mud over
which It is difficult Ia fight.
The i;rrrIpn guns. however. mnnf OF
which had been Withdrawn 10 POSITIONS
further bnrk before the rain begun hhN"
been carrying On steady bonbhruilcht
especially against the territory ctpl urea
by thu allies ON tn" northern side OF III"
Ypr"S snIlrnt but their firing has been
NOR. or less rrratc h""nu*r "l the
storm which blocked the work OF thH
ob>"ryittI"n officers. A. usual me Ger
mans mr." employing ET'hI H""H'''''" w
S:,S shells.
pu.. t. the complete preparation n'uo
fnr yr$t"rdny's assault. tn" lirlilsh cas-
uaIll-- have not E""n excessive D'lt tln
condition Of tn" battlefield hhn state
mrnIA hS prisoners Indicate mat IN"
t:rrtunn lus>ra were exceedingly heavy.
, The. i:ritleh medical corps Inns hHhlh
,,.lu..d "A most complete urHanlIhll"iI.
A. \ n'.lnrk inst might all lirlilh''
w"und"d had been collected nnl hr"uk AZ
hnrk to emergency stations. More imam
1 ana prlannrr~ with som" sixty OFFICERS
v.r... ink,u by the liiliIsh In the ! pros
salient nlnur. :,
I.rua.lnur Ilnvnrlhrr and H.tN"nh MI
huv,. .,r their number IL nw""lI ia" '"'hI
injured nu,l no more u"lr'I~u hpp""'
Ing ,nru hnSr been seen In l!riilnh prison
rtniI,u,- rlu,.r th" beginning "I TIA" whi
Particularly noticeable was ia" hhr""'"
OF veteran non -rurnIlrninnrd "lIl""Th
,uI the. lnTrr number ut y"ulhn from
Ihr IplK rln-r who ar" n"ihlhH NOR"
hmm rnv rrrruIin Dnr veteran nt many
hu,Ilrr freely rxprrrnrd hlu contempt "f
th.yr vuuuEntrra wh" II" said. IuN"'
rtuminn To gtnnd up under III" hhrd-
shluu 1T war nnd could not u" d"l"nnN"
ut.un In n tight pine" such M thny
found Themselves facing r"Ht"rdhy,
\ majority OF th"H" pri""n"rH ~rrc
II ni4crnblr sorry looking lot many OF
them suffering from internal COMPLAINTS
rnr.cd BY rNpuaur" md tho tihJ"r'lS
from hunger. Few OF them hhFc any
homes OF Germany winning the war ana
nnn or>Iccr y.nturcd the opinion that
m. time Of the iathcrlnnTs downfn''
WINS near. lie based his opinion largely
nm thu. scarcity OF men and certainty
b0vIsh faces now in prison cages up
prnr to be Indicating OF lack OF human
material
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British Counter Attack.

LONUpN. AUX. ".--iiritish forces iaSt
night launcn"d :; counter attack aSaih~t
the German positions III FLANDERS. Con
nrai Sir Douglas HalE REPORTS that tho
British troops completed: r',-"StahiiSH"'i
their former lin. in tn" n"ighb"rh"od NJ
the Ruul"rS-Trr'S railway. some terri
tory in which area the ':'rinInS ycSter-
day had r.yain.ri. The Er;tiSh "tllcltl
statement r"aaS:
~ heavy inr"SSaut rain has taIIetl
thfou e huut thu. past - hours.
I'm the nriShhurhn"d ~ the lrrrS-
Tsuulrrs RAILWAY. wh"r" III" rnemN YES
tcrday afternoon had Slr"""d"d Ut Er";ti
COST III gaining II f"nta"ld III our adj
rhncel POSITIONS. our cbinttr ATTACK
launched l:lt. IN tn" """niuS dr'i" back
tho German infantry ~ all i".HltS ana
con: pir..ly r"-"stahliSh"'l our former
lines ON tho remainder Of the iprrS
battle front th"r" Was II" change.
ION thH right nt ih.' british I'm"
southeast II lltrglC"urt our troops sue
cC S>fully rald.' thu enemy = position
and secured priS"urrS.
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EXTRAORDINARY
ENDORSEMENT BY
ENGINEER LAYNE
1--we Been Able to Take My En-
CINE Out Every Day for
Two Months" Says Lo-
connective Driver.

~ This convincing Nerv-worth state
ment recently was given by Mr.. J. w.
,Layne. we'll known and highly esteem
ed engineer on the A. E.. & l.. railroad
at Ashland. Ky. 1t IS most interesting
and useful reading:
- For the past four years | have
been troubled with rheumatism and
kidney trouble. Have only been work.
ing about one-third OF time. | have
spent quite IL sum OF money. trying
everything could hear Of. but failed
TO get any relief saw Nery-Wor,h
advertised in the Independent and de-
.cided to try II. have now taken the
third bottle and I can truthiullr say
THAT have gotten WONDERFUL. RE.
SUITS. In fact. feel perfectly we'll
and have good appetite. have been
able TO take my engine out every day
for the past two months can rec
Commend Merry Worth to anyone.
- W. LAYNE."
18th and Carter.
- Ashland. Ky.
Baer's Pharmacy sells Nerv-Worth
in Wheeling Your dollar back II this
superlatlve family tonic does not ben
eft you.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-03
1O0 BABES WERE
IN Bic SHOW
1TERrST1NG EXHIBITION fCR
XAPPY MOTHERS AND PROUD
"PAPAS" LAST MIGHT.
&aAl. Live Baby Exhibit Of AL Kinds
ana AIes.-Prctty PTzes
Awarded.


There is nothing THAI attracts moth
ers like a baby show. Their" was one
held last evening I'm wheeling ""icn
was attended By mothers from all oEc;
Wheeling. whilr scores or men ehJoEtI
Tho contest. Tn. baby show was held
on the Sixteenth street playground anu
moro than 100 CT The prettieSt ana
cuttest little babies were entered frlzeS
were given to all winners. lncIuulnE IN.
smallest. the largest. latest. and pest
natured tnfnnt In the entries the ages
ran from three weeks 10 four Years
The Judges were Mrs. Peters. Mrs. La
Flam and Miss Rcrthu Irons.
There were five classes according. 10
age. The affair was uttrndrd BY more
than 500 people. MIR. Eompers WAS
awarded tn: BOBBY prize for being the
most attentive father.
Practically all ih- babies entrr"u
were nr the Sixteenth ground vicinity.
The winners follow. III" chliis mamie
being given:
Under Six Months.
Best naturcd--J~asi" - Nell
Fnttest--Iiel~n trlswrll
smnllc7,-vinr"nt Hl,nkr. - weeks
hest Observation-Disclosures Er"wn.
BIZ Months TO One YoAr.
Hest nn,ur-,--N Marguerite" ':"mp"r.
Fnttrs; John Joseph.
Smnllcsr-C' lnr3t Norman.
heat phynIcnl--p"r"ihy abraham
One Year TO Two Years..
I:cst nntur"d--ituih kInd"Io"rSet.
Fnttcat-t.rth~r llnrnm.
Smnll~at--ilnrry N"Hflln% N"rr'hE'""
Rent phyalcnl-i."" l!"r,ir pNoll.
Two Years to Three Years.
nc.t natur~d-- Dorothy Mari" Homer
Fnttr.t-I'nul W"nt"l
Smnllrst-Mik" pJ"H"rh
Best phyRicnl--H"sr-M nri" huhtz.
Throo to Four Ionrs.
Rest nnturcd--':r". Nnn
rrnttrst--i'harlrS Dalton.
Smnllcst-MnrEu"ri," Tots
Ic.t uhvsirnI--r"r"H3 trusion
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Much Had Fighting.

t.0NInI\. NuJ:. :: --r"i"EraphIng from
british headquarters in I'ran'" and ii'l-
Slurn. tn. correspondent ~ Reuters.
Limited SAYS:
'Im~ptt" tn. w"arhr:' th"r" has been
much hard nrhtiuE during thu ra>I -
hours Tn" I;rrIunnS VET" manIfrSilH
p"rturh'"l ut our gaining :" nurh hiEh
ground along the I'Illt"m ridge. and they
launch several d'"i"rnt" counter NJ =
tacltu althnuLh these w"r" repeatedly
= checked by our artillery. vt in place"
they r.:I"hyi Ih.. '~tn.. OF hand to hand
nHhting "f i t.'r",.I"IS character.
The. t;.'tru.tuS arr. throwing In their
best troops RI r"lrI,'l. tho %ituaii"n AMI
their l,~S'S must h'' colossal. our pre-
,pOud..ranc nf gun r"w'i.'' enables our
ARTILLERY /" utnlnthin II steady h1rrnG''
upon ih,. rear 1T tn" new t"rinnu linz
No that r,'li.t~ haN" /" l,.. brought be-
fore thus i,.rurr they AN .rrauiE.' Tor
attack TIL "n''tur artillery hm" bonn
concentrating: l"aNIl" upon certain s""-
tors and th.. weather. pr. vents our air
men directing '"unt"r hatt"Er work To
amy extent. +
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-03
CLEVELAND MAYOR
Accompanied by Party Departs To-
Home After Looking Over
Coal Supply Situation.

The Cleveland. O.. party. headed by
Mayor Harry l.. Dnvis. who have been
In this section for the past two days
comforting with coal operators and
inspecting coal properties. left ycs'"r-
day for himc. The purity included W.
r. Davis. c. J. Neal. Thomas S. Far
rrll and Il. f. Mold, all Of Cleveland
40 contracts were let 10 furnish
fuel for the municipal plants Of ClcN".
land. but II is reported that contracts
will likely be- closed later with Fair.
mont nnh eastern Ohio operators for
M unnuuI supply.
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CHAU7AUQUA OPENS
Many Wheeling People viii Enjoy En-
tertainmcnt at Bethesda Park
for the Weekend.

The 1911 ChautauQna season at Ep'
worth Park. Bethesda, O.. opens this
evening with the annual address OF
welcome and greeting by the Rev. {.
y. Church. followed by Il free enter
tainmrnl Many Wheeling rrnpl"
will spend tn" week end ut Bet h"sdn
enjoying III" opening attractions mt
The chaut?uqua.
Tile, concerts Iumnrruw AFTERNOON
AMI evening will be- furnished by The
METROPOLITAN t;irr cub. mr.. Camden
NJ. Cnrhrrn's sermon. "'rhr Many
Mansions" and lrrIllrr. "nurlrd
TREASURY. Sirh Il big chorus choir
directed by Miss MHymc Eliznhrl:i
Morgan. viii fraIur" Sunday at Ep'
worth Pnrk
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but being plunged into actual war
training all at once they naturally
have neglected some smaller details
that would seem unimportant TO the
initiated but that 80 long way 10.
ward establishing and maintaining
the morale Of an army.
General PcrshIng late In the day
found time TO visit the war cores
pondcnts headquarters and wns en-
tertaircd there. He Will visit one
and perhaps two OF the American hos
piral units in the American zone to-
marrow
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NO NEW CASES

FAiNMONT. W. VA. Aug. 2-tip
until lnlr tonight no new Gnnrn 81 In.
funtiIr pnrulynir Inv" developed ut
MununEnh. There nrr four n'inp"rt'
ed cnrrr but Tho children nrc lmpr0v.
Inr md the phyniCInnn do no, think
they will develop tho hIHrnHr. a child
OF Mr.. and MrH. Ben SwanFon md
Miss Gypsy BOEgcsH arc recovering:
after the Injection OF serum from
children who formerly had the NAL
ady.
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PERSHING PUSHING
Continued from First PnGe.)


very well with the assistance or lhc
French"
General pcrshinG wAs untlring IN
his nrsprction Of the trimming area. Tic
lnuuirrd into every phase Of the men $
daily life, the character and the quan'
tIty nf their food even tn the diSpoS''
ton of garbage. which he touna "ah
going 10 French farmers. who were
delighted to have This matter 10 lcea
their pigs, taking advantage or every
sort of refuse containing mt.
Get Along With French.
General prrShIng found the hmnri'
ran soldiers and the French villnEtrs
living together in the greatest hmlly'
He injured about the washing lor Sol
dirrs and found that they nearly MI
wushrd their own clothes In mo VII
Iorr' wnsh hnum.s ERECTED along rum
ming streams. the villagers washing
on one bank and The soldiers on the
other.
Al mryrrnl company Kitchens IN"
Am"rI"an r"nmnndrr ln'rrr"H"'''' ''''
cooks clohrlY.
no You r"l enough 10 cnl ma 10
t,.., ,h,. n,ur" I,r u,,trd one veteran
,, ,,.,, l,. hrcn I'm the rcgunr
,,r,,,, rnr =, numhrr or yrnrn.
"Yru. rlr." replied the cook. "'hnhhiE
-, ,,..,,,,.IfuI uiIruIiiun.
"Iln Won ret my vrErtnbIrn' nnkrn
Grmrrnl r"rrhImE
mo ,L,
..I,uu', vuu rrI nnv pnlnI0rH?"
,nb,L t:rurroI rrrghiur with nom"
,I,rnrnr
"n, yc, air" WAX The prompt re-.
,lr
..,rd ,nIors n,,d ,nmaiorg?' qurs-
,i,rcd tho general further.
Yes sir"
"Aptl brans?"
"Yrs. sir"
"rhrn what do you want"
Nothing. sir
Pershing Smiled.
General Prrshing smiled and moved
away. satisfied that that particular
company WAS. doing very we'll in war
time ard in The war zone.
At another company kitchen. the
, cook said the only complains! he had
to make was hat the Cumpany'S share
Of canned salmon had not been forth.
coming regularly.
"What do YOU get as a substitute?
asked the general.
"WcIl of course. sir, We get bacon"
rrplicd The cook, somewhat suhducd.
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WORKS GOT HIM
Hcniy Niodomyor who, 1t In Said
Speoded tho Other Day, Finally
Landed.

II"nry NirrIrnI"N"r Of l:"EcH Kun VA"
arrested last might hy M"l"rrHrI" 'lll-
,."r WORKS! charged with speeding In III"
;utn Henry WIS not speeding at The
time. hr waS arrested. hut. 1t Is Shid. ne
was burning up ia" streets in S"ulh
Wheeling several days ag" ~ ihhf
tiun It." hu footed ii. leaving tn" mn
chine whru Wurls Siupp"ul him. IL" l"it
his sister III tn" auto. Sh" WAS arrested
lIiII WAS rri"IS'd.
Henry was spnd lust night by WORKS.
who arrested Inn for his past speeding.
HI:iu nn II charge Of resisting mn officer.
II" WAS lnrkrL up and will rXplnin his
conduct To Judge Watkins this morning
in police court.
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BOYS ARRESTED
Three youths Of East End Locked Up
Last Night Charged With
Stealing BraaB.

Thrr" hoy" living III the Fast End
wrrr arrested last might Ivy Detectives
TiInk!rnLtn,l md n'kcrf" aud locked up
~ the city prison on Il charge "f Sirh linE
lraSs from the ilh2"l-.AtlnS glass plnnt.
Thu. police have irrn after ia" alleged
IhirNrS for several day. II IL reported
that lhr boys, confessed /" The polio"
that they siul" about $? worth Of brass
and sold it.
rh"y viii h" turned oyer I" tho pro-
bat, nrfIriuls tn,lay. I'll" law prohibits
publishing nnm"S at minors arrested.
The buys are said 10 h,. of good THmIll"S.
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1o\Do\ \uy Tho Off :al war
office statement on tho battle IN
Flanders is.;,u.I yesterday says: =
In spite OF tn" weather Wh'rh h'auc
living almost impossible. our Rirpl;Incs
kept in runiIc, with our advancing III
fantry throughout tn" day: !hr 'h'n'H
o.rdrn,r,.S IrrrSunrl and infantry Wsr'
MIS-, Surtr :.Sfuil> attacked with bombs
and machine ruutir'.. tn" wv 'h'uis
machines t'r,t ,tt''mrt"'l I" lily w"r' NJ :
tackled a,ui SIX i them w"r" hr"USh'
down. Thr''- ~ '"i' 'l'''n'''' 49,
missing.
The number IT German pr:S"n'r RS
capiured III July was i-"39. 1T whom )"
were Officers. Tics" figures Include
such u, tn. prisoners rs w"r" captured
In yesterdays operations WI" r'f'' ~,
tho collecting stations by y. tn. Inc
capturrd material includes light hel'l
guns )" machine CUTS and - tr"ncn
,nprtarS
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PRESBYTERIAN REUNION.

CUMBERLAND. Md. Aug. Over
5000 PrcsbytrrianS OF West Virginia.
Southern Pennsylvania. Maryland.
Virginia and the District Of Columbia
held their annual reunion at Pen Mar
to-day. Rev. James W. Gilland, Of
Shamokin.' moderator OF the Synod Of
PENNSYLVANIA. made an address on
brotherhood"
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SHERRARD RED CROSS
BRANCH IS ORGANIZED

IN American Red Cross branch whs
rrpnnlI"d at m enthusiastic meeting IN
th,. Shrrrurd high schnnl auditorium ihs'
evening" Prosecuting Attorney j. H.
::'nrrt"i, presided and stirring addresses
were. Delivered by Rev. g.. H. Smith ana
Miss Virginia Patterson "f MoundHvilI"
Thirty members wrr" enrolled. INC ol :
nrrrs of tn" Sh"rrnrh organization mr."
Mrs Samuel IihhinSun president: MrH
MrrrInar. wee president: Mrs Harry
Marsh. s"rrrinry: Miss l"SSi" MARSH
r.
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heavy LOSSES on tho enemy. Will" sus-
tanning "onlv really very hight lnSS"s.
General 'p"tain replied with thanks I"
thu. fluctuations vt III" British. Speak
INK for the French. III declared tn" sue
cess of The attack illustrates anew III"
glory Of tho Brili&h IlaE and binds closer
,hr two armies. lie runSratulhud IN"
British troops In the name OF all
E'rnr III armies.
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Garfield Heads Red
Cross Work in Ohio

! WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-James K.
Garfield, former secretary OF the int
rior. was appointed Red Cross direc'
tor for Ohio. Indiana and most Of Ken
lucky, with headquarters at Cleveland,
by Henry ?. Dawson, chairman Of the
Rcd Cross war council, today. MIR. Car
field will have charge of AL chapter
work and civilian relief in his divi'
sion and will direct the forwarding OF
soldiers relief supplies from chapters
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French Report.

PARIS. AUX. 2.-Bud weather contin-
,"S in Belgium. says the official state
rrtnt issued this afternoon by the
tyrench war Department. The Germans
lkSt night made. two attacks TO the cast
aSd southeast uf Rheims. but both
failed. On the left bank of the river
Mouse there WAS violent artillery duel.
H." Germans last night attacked in the
=, ctor Of. .Avncourt wood without success
AMI several attacks IN Agreement forest.
southeast IF 81. Mihiel. utterly failed.
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AltlS. Aug. - ."it'rnl llnls nhil
ti~nurnl I'.InII. commanders ~ lriiI~h
mud t'irurh arIui,.~ 'J'.t"rdhy ..S..hhur"I
talI grams 81 '"uETniuln Inu III The
frnn,'"- IirI:i~h ~u,'',s 49, Ia Flanders The.
former PAID - 'rihui' T." ih" '.fnrt ~
- he French ti..,,t,- under General Anr
luii" H.. 10 T., h".l ih.- ITr,.i--I ib, 'tn = u
whrrrwiPh Ih,. French not t.niT gained
the "bi.,t - f"r Ih'iu. htIt rrii tn-H"h
these ,.hi.. us..- thr,'h' .'"v'.rInu rnd
anrurlny tn. nllr,a Hank anil lntIriinE
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ITALIAN Statement.

ROME Aug. ..--"Yestrrday the enemy
showed greater activity attempting sur
prise attacks with patrols ana some
,L,,nced POSITIONS" says today'S war
mTfirc report He was stopped every
where by our fire and had 10 withdraw
With losses, leaving material and some
prisoners In our hnDdS.
of m. artillery activity on the Julian
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JAILBREAKER CAUGHT

Ray Myers" whu broke from tn" city
lnrkup s"%"rnl months nE" Will" he
INK held al rhnrr" at rnhhnI ih,.
llrU"r hrr'l|i"t" St"r". was caught al
SIrnh"nviIlr. -. YrHlrT,lny. Drtrrliv'.H
lrnrr. rI"nrS nnd l"r SChlirI drought
him back IL Wheeling. Me- VIA I"dE"h
la Jail and VIII haT" charge Of
breaking prison us we'll ms nf committing
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-03
BENWOOD
Rod CrOBs Meeting.

very lnrE" crowd attended IN" Red
Cross meeting II, tn" city hall hast eye
ming rev. q. II. Sampson presided.
Tn" Treasurer. Mrs. Michn"l Butler. re-
ported that S1l had h""u cleared on the
lawn f"t Saturday. fIv" moro member :
ships wrr" received. l'lnnS were lalh tn
hold lawn f"tr on the evening Of Au-
HliSt 20 1T Elfth Wnrl.
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At st. Matthews.

Roy. 6. +. Helm. nt st. Matthew's l.u'
lhcran Evangelical church. Is enjoying
"A vacation 1T three weeks at SnnuuSkf
During his absence there Will ID" ne
services at tho church. There Will -,
sunday school, however.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-03
NJ Pittsburgh

rl'rT$IIl'RGlI. Aug :" DESPITE" II
lowering uf temperature to-day ana
IndICHi ions that III" crest uf ih" heat
wnv" hNd paAHrd. flv" deaths from
heat had been r"pnrt"l in litIHhurEh
which. added To previous list" mad"
q total OF 81 aimee tn" hot period h"
ran.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-03

Good AS Gold

Merchants Legal
Stamps are as good as
gold. Like coin, they
represent a definite pur-
chasing value.
Five dollars worth
Of Merchants Legal
Stamps will buy five
dollars worth Of mcr-
chandise as truly rs
will n five dollar bill.
Over ono hundred
merchants, here, give
them in appreciation "l
your patronage. One
Of them is handy to
your home.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-03
MINER INJURED

Dan MusccIln. 40 years old. an Itnl-
under fail of Hlnte In n mine at Flush
ing. O.. yesterday afternoon. He was
removed TO tho North Wheeling hos
pital.
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held funeral services for Mary hftc"n-
mont hs-old daughter Of MIR. and Mrs
John Muzilln, Of MrMrch"n street. Rev
Father j. NJ. Schooner Will ufliriHlc In
tcrmrnt will follow II MI. Calvary GEM
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-03
AAnnnN GAhninn n

Tho Ladies' Md society nf III" Ron,
wnnl NJ. +, church did their second
sewing for Red trus% yesterday nfl"r.
noon TIL" time wna devoted Ia sewing
hospital shirts.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-03
Miss Clnrt Eptertaias.

Miss Inrz clark was hostess NJ her
home in North i'cnwnud last evening lu
a pnrty Of friends. Pleasure WAS fnuHd
in sewing and music. \ buffet luncheon
was served.
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HEAT WAVE BROKEN
CONTINUED from First Pu9e.)

To append another night In III" open.
Scores ur factories and hIrlnrnt
hnun"r again virtually I'Inprnh"h up
cInIlDmn
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Word From chattauoo9a.

Friends nf linhnrt ritter. whu lH unw
In trimming ut Chattanooga. Tenn. have
received word telling al hia transfer
soon to Allentown. ia.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-03

Wanted-Men. boys and girls for
light, clean factory work. Apply
Wheeling Can Co. % and Eoff Or
WarWood Plant.