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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03
The Foolish Dictionary.

Appendicitis: modern pain cost
ing about 5000 more than the old
fashioned stomach-ache.
Bachelor: From the Latin baculus,
stick unattached; hence an unat-
tached man, which any lady may
stick, stick to, or get stuck on.
Backbiter: A mosquito.
Blue: The only color we can feel.
Invisible Blue: A policeman.
Cinder; One of the first things to
catch your eye in travelling.
Dust: Mud with the juice squeezed
out.
Pole Cat: A small animal to be
killed with a pole-the longer the
pole, the better.-Brush and Pail.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03

VELIE BILTWEL SIX $3.50 TO $1,000.
Standard equipment. Agents wanted.
INTERSTATE AUTO Co. 1913 First Ave
USED MOTOR VEHICLES AND AUTO
Parts. The Automobile Clearing House.
w1212-14 Second Ave. Main 225t.
MILLER CARBURETORS. Power. speed,
economy. Automatic. No adjustments.
H. c. FARNHAM MOTOR CAR CO,
1871 w. Sprague.
USED AUTO BARGAINS
Autos bought and sold. 1925 End Ave. Main
4275. Bargains in furniture and cars.
City Auction. LaLone, Auctsoneer.
Used Cars. Trucks and Tractors. Spokane
Auto Market, 315 w. Sprague Ave.
AUTO ELECTRICIANS:
Specialists in auto lighting and starting
systems, magnetos. etc. Magnetos re-
charged. Ship IL In. We can fix II.
TWlTCHELL G. DICKINSON
w. 1928 Spraque. Main e79
AUTO STORAGE AND 5EPAlRs:
Model Garage, 412 End Ave. Centrally To-
Gated. open all time. Reasonable rates.
Washing, Simonizing. Storage, Repairing
National Garage, lis So. Division ST
Dexter Carriage & Auto Co, 800 Broadway
AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03

LINCOLN TRANSFER q FIREPROOF
STORAGE-LONG DISTANCE MOVING
PHONE MAIN 1913
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03

visitor-Are all these ladies wait
ing for change?
Merchant Price-Oh, dear, no. They
are connected with the house. They
stimulate trade by struggling with
customers who try to approach the
counter.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03

SPOKANE WEEKLY REPORT.

Reconstruction for the Inland EN-
pire section without doubt means in
creased production, resumption Of the
development and improvement of the
section-and prosperity. A larger fall
wheat acreage has been planted than
in many years and revival in the lum-
her trade is expected.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-01

CHARLESTON. W Va. April 30
Small increases wcr" allnw.~i in tho
rates OF the West Virginia Traction and
Electric company. operating in Wheel
ing nearby towns, by The public service
commission today. Tho fares were In
CREASED from cents /" e cents In each
zone.
Several protests had been filed against
the increases asked by the company.
AmongrthE proIrstants were III" town
Of Elm Grove and III" board of educa-
ton ,f Trladclrhi:t district ON" county
Il was shown by tn" company that
fair rcturrE%as not being made on the
amount invested in equipment for the
nuhlic service, amounting To sl.0OO.OOO.
or on the current expenditures for op-
Grafton and upkeep.
II was ordered. however. that the com
pany make improvements In its service
rs demanded by the protestants. and that
a report OF all receipts during the COM
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-01
German PIOtterS to
WreSt India From Rule
Of Britain Sentenced

-SAN -E,E,':S. .. Aari! S?.--''n''
iuri; chapter II. tEr history or CIR
;nany's lntriru- {" VIA mastery nt IN"
world was ..!oSrd to-day. when attea
states District Judge William {. Van
,p.et pronounced sentence upon - f'r-
mans. Americans and tI!ndu~. ""nTictrd
-; having cnrSptr"d I" ot"rthr"" ;Eit-
ISh rule III 1i.diu.
Th.: trial OF TN. principals III '"t
world conspiracy WAS series OF
:>..nSsLt ions. Including opposes -! 'rifhl-
nal German dIpl"nHry ami th'> Sn""' 'nH
70 death Of TWO Hindu IT, f"AdtntS IN
the court root; u w'"N Az.
The total CT tn" prison t"rnrs imposed
was tw-n,y-thrcc aud twu-;hird years
and the ti,.Hs ,"tail"d S"i.hhn.
J;uilt fur tn. conspiracy was placed
S1,,arely "u th- G"r.nau Suprem" COM
mand. Judge Van t1".'t "haract"riIiuG
,h.. Hindu ucrnSi,irHtnrS aS more: cats
,,uws of ths. ruthless rruSSitn mlli-
;ary system
Tho German foreign Office. "mhass!
n. Washington ard consulate * San
Francisco w"re th.. ncr:" ccntcrS tor
th, worlt.-Wit:. = at !" wr''St tl1lt from
England. judi. Van l'lr"t declared III
sentencing F-t,.z EoiI. Wilhelm EoE
Hrinckcr and =. EDn ScharE. the heads
If the consulate. ;:"pp and Won Setback
were given It.. maximum sentences pr'-
yldcd by tn" laws iur violation ot nru-
.rality. twn years Imprisonment and 4
SlDuOG tr. eaol! Ton ErInckcn was
sentenced - s"rv" two years. this SEN
renee tn rua conc"rr"rtly with a STINT
lar judgtn"nt hanging over hun as Il 7e-
suit "; his conviction for participating
in bomb and dynamitinc plots against
tho government in Canada.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-01
100000 AVERAGE IS
NOT BEING MAINTAINED
Hard Work Necessary to
Reach Five Million Goal for
the Wheeling Campaign.

The Grand total 0f the subscriptions
to the Third Liberty Loan in Wheel
inS reached S4.470.300. and subscrip-
;icns are still coming in slowly. The
largest subscriptions received yester-
day were Marsh 4 Sons. $1,000; +. L.
Garrison. $4,000. and George Z. BOYD,
1000.
The Boy Scouts are still doing good
work. and their total has been brought
no around the SGn.no0 mark. with sey.
rral thousands Of dollars worth OF
sales Vet unreported.
The average of 100000 for every
dav during this week has not been
maintained thus far. and the people OF
this ri,y will have 10 buy more I'D
orally if they desire 10 see heeIlas
attain the s5.000.0QQ goal. The com
r1jr,ers in charge OF the drive are
working early and late, and are max
ing strenuous efforts to maintain tne
daily average. OF 100000 which II IS
necessary to keep IL Wheeling Is 10
go over the top
The Elks are prepared for thelr
drive through the suburban Sectlon 10
dav,. and have appointed thelr safes
committees. They are expected to &C
complish big results and Will reacn
many men who have never as yet oeen
approached.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-01
REVOLUTION IN
AUSTRIA he AIDED
BY ARCHBISHOP

LONDON. April 3o.-A dispatch
sent ont to-day by ReuLer's Limited.
says 1t has becn learned from Serbian
sources that unmlstAkable signs Of
nn approaching revolution in Austria
Hungary arc becoming daily more
evident. A plebiscite is being held
aIuo18 the Serbs, Croats and Slovcnes
In favor Of their union with Serbia
and Montenegro In one national indie
pendent state under The scepter of
King Peter OF Serbia The prime
archbiahop OF Caruiola is at tho head
OF this movement.
Demonstrations OF very serious
character are taking place In the jug
oslav Provinces" says tie dispatch.
"Now comes news TINT Mt the re-
quest Of The Austrian government,
and with the sanction Of the pope,
tho nuncio at vienna has opened ,
disciplinary inquiry against the aroh-
bishop Of Caru1ola for placing him.
self nt the head Of this revolutionary
movement. Great developments are
expected
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-01
S4,47O,3OO Mark Reached;
Elks Begin Drive Today
ELKS LINED UP FOR
THE RURAL INVASION
Sixty Cars and Several Hun
dred Workers In the
Big Drive.

Wheeling ElkS will b. OF today in
their whirlwind Liberty Loan drive
into the rural districts Of tho county.
This IS welcome news for which S,y-
"ril hundred loyal. patriotic members
IF the lodge have been waiting. Al
Il final meeting held last evening very
minute detail was compelrd. The
start will b. made this morning nj :
o'clock. rain or shine. and everyone In.
tending 10 go is requested 10 be pres.
cnt al 7:Gn o'clock, sharp.
Al th" meeting las; evening thr
members Of the solicitation commit
tees were assigned 10 their routes and
cars. and everything made ready for
the start, Many orders for luncheon
har" been placed for this morning.
The occupants of the cars vii! b. AS
follows:
Route one ti-st car. James lIuichtson.
Archie lIupr. Thomas r.. Fnrlk and
Hsrr! SIrirkiin: second CIR. Julius
Nnrkhcirr"r. George Baird. George l..
House. Wheeler Eachmnnn. and Judge
RohinSda.
Rnut" twn. i1rst cnr. Edward s Eo-
mine and Ralph Mnnr": >"r"nd "n7. Al
fred E!rir!i. ". A. Drichursi. and james
Henderson.
R"u;" tar"'. .rst car. Cen. Alfred
Caldwell. Austin Woods. !. J. tnu.tr.
and William caldwell. second car. Ed
win Kline. Edmund Jones. N. J. rulii
nan. and Robert Smith.
Euut" four. first car. J. f. Morgar
ChaS. Duncan. John CuInmins. and Will
liam J. Luz: second ear. Louis Walters.
Porter Glass and Fred Cowl.
Rout. five. first car. Albert Wrlty.
Russell Gardner. BAILEY Frazier. ami
Gus Wcitzel: second car. Milton Murray
ISadcr" Pnullnn and Chester Thompson.
Route six. first car. John ". k"mpIr
J. j. l;yrn" and 8. 9. Dawson; second
car. William H. Manning. rr. Coylc and
I. Z. Cook.
Route Sevcu. first car. Albert Schcnk.
Jr, Charles Courtney. Howard 0irrluau.
and John I'razz,ll second car. OUn
Schrnk. J. s h. Hail !. '. Hc:tru". ana!
j. T.. Wright.
E"ulr eight. Ilrs; car. sam Williams
John Jenkins. and Johu .trhrnz.
Rnut" nine. iirs' car. Carl kcnn"r,
Prof. W Evans. Edward Schauh and
Louis Marshnrr; second car. y. G..
Brown. Hal Erucs. II. G. rlr!clI. and
Edward Elak"lry: third ear. Harry Rnu.
bGnJanilN S'nuh'pfli. -. W. lhnruoliS.
pr. ViewiE. and Henry M"nkcmill"r
Route ten. lrst car. Gc0rE" Maxwell.
Prof. W. l.. Elliott. Louis lInrth"tm"r.
and Or. r.. :. Eullard: second car.
Chester Whitman. \. l.. Sawtrll and
Robert Kyle.
Route "i"vrn first car. Earl Greene
and :. q. Hny"c: second car. Emil
Rausch"nb"rg. Henry FT"hmc. Harry
Cochran. and liank"%.
Route :wrlvc first car IT. RcIhcrson.
Mr. f'rceS'.. Mr.. Ambrose. and Mr..
I:clrl'.y second car. +. +. .Faris . ].
Adam Blum and W. t.. Ruwnd.
Ruut" thirteen. first car, -. y. No
kee, Howard Hastings. lavid Morgan.
and Fred y. Brand: SECOND car. II. g.
Whittakrr. J. i. Naudlan. Thomas
Butcher. and Phil HachmaE; third car.
CONTINUED on Page Twelvo.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-01
LARGEST OR1ER EVER
FOR LOCOMOTIVES
GIVEN BY M'ADOO

WASHING; COS. tTriI "h.-C"ntraci:i
for ~. freight aud passenger lo'.'-
motives. ~" iHr?";t Singl" "r':'r OYER
:,l:,,-d III IA" history Of th" american
railways ~;,s t"I today hr Ill" railroad
iniSIrniinu f. ~" American I."""-
motive. company ans. th" Baldwin l~''"-
mo:iv" works.
Tho ,utire order represents cosy "i
ahn,It SO hhn 900. ar an nv"rag" rr!r" ~
:, liitl.. l,>S ;hnn $50. .nu" TOR each l"r"-
motive IL" profit :" manufacturers
who will livllo III" work about equally
Is: between five lnh six percent. i''SS 'han
ralf III" raj" ni Trur!t rrrr"H"utri IN
tn" criSinH. bids.
Six newly d.v"lnp"d STANDARD tTp"N
ii cnrin". wish heavy and h"ht '';r
Ut each ty7e were ordered. .DrlEcTles
will h.riu in July aud rriiinu.' thr"ush-
out III" y"ar. AMI most Of ~" rr~ en-
zines, i, j. understood. Will h". assigned
ro rnsrrrn roads, whrr" lh.. $h"rthT" NJ
motive power Is greatest. They will
hear only the initials ~. S" and dcnti-
Cvin- numbers. and will b" virtually The
rirSt lot OF engines to he owned jointly
hy all railroads under government man
nrrmcnt About @n0.0n tons Of steel
will be- rculir,S! aaI thr war Industries
board ha., allotted the full quota Of steel
tn tho railroad administration.
Although tn" railroad administration
declined ~ nnnnuur" tn" precise num-
lmr &c engines ordered from "arh Of IN"
,,,u,ranir*. 1t i understood III" ATr"ri-
can company Will build :.Ih and Inc
i.aldwtu company AS. Most Of III"
r,:,ldwin engines Will hr butt nj tn"
muir alan, at l!ril&h"lnhia and III" Am
crican cunrauy'S or!"r will he tliStrih-
utrd among l." r!anta ri Srh"n"'tad?'
TNInlilrE. New York: Patterson New
Jrrsrv: Richmond. Virginia.: Manchester
Vermont: pittsburgh anh Providence.
IT,. orc!,.r will compel the tw" cnmHan-
,cs 10 operate practically ~ capacity for
Ihr unx; nine months II is understood
tho Lima I4ncomot.vc works. the only
81 her big builder OF engines III shH
United States. was not anxious f"r con-
tracts, hrcauSc X is already busy with
previous railway orders tUnd war ~rirk.
The awarding: of the contracts has
been long delayed because Of the in
slstrncc OF John SHELTON Williams. III
rector -! purchases for the railroad ;id-
mriGtratiun on lower prices than those
originally submit rtrt. which arr said To
lav., rrprrscnfrd profit nf atTrut !" per-
cent. The prices ~" little less tAan
thos" paid by individual railroads letor':
the government assumed control.
Tho six types ordered include the
Nall,it--Ihc heaviest ty1" weighing
$50 00n pnundS-Mnuntain. Pacific san
IL 70. N,i.r,Iu auh Sw itch. The MiIlrtt
cllginc, will cost between SS0.hOh and
$40 ,00n each and tho Switch engines be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 each.
Contracts will he announced tomorrow
for construction Of about 10000 freight
cary ut IN aggregate cost OF probably
scnn. 0Oh. .G0c to supplement the orders
for $4,000 plac$f last week.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-01
|. & c. Packet Company
May Extend Its Lines
To the Upper Ohio

Special Disratch :" The lnt"llIGencrr.
rlNriNNATI, uHio. April 3H.-Cap-
tain W t.. Zoe. temporary head OF the
Louisville. ard Cincinnati Packet COM
Irlny. today was succeeded ny John W.
Hubbard .: l'itt$hprgh. chosen NJ the
annua! meeting ot the stockholders.
I'artnIu 10" *llrrr"l"d toInuodurc +. y.
I.aidlcy. Gpvngt"u. Ky, when he re-
Gently sold "ut his sIncl; holdings.
Captain Oscar Barrett. Cincinnati. was
"l"clrd ric" president and Captain Roc
ir. asur"r AMI general ttrnaG.r. Captain
c. c. Fuller. supcrintcnden- was re-
elected A. T.. NolI was made assistant
general manager and e. =. Quiggln sec
rotary.
Discussion. Of plans for tho extension
Of the packet r0mp:lnES freight carriage
business To- Wheeling and Pittsburgh in
an effort tn relieve tho railroads .occu-
pied the attention Of thc board
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-01
STREET CAR STRIKE IS DELAYED,
WHILE CONFERENCES CON T|NUE;
COMPROMISE NOW EXPECTED
Conferees Of Wheeling and Allied Traction Companies
Agree on Improved Work Ing Conditions II Confer
ence Lasting Until l 80 This Morning.

& Weirton lines and fifteen men,
bers Of Local 1903.
Those who represented the trac-
ton company were WiIlisten Fish,
vic. president Of the company; J.
w. Brown, general manager Of the
lines; c. M. Marsh, assistant general
MANAGER. and w. II. Scott, superin-
tendent of the SteubenViIle, Wells
buro G. Weirton lines. Mr.. Welsh
took an active part, in trying to get
a compromise.
The threatened strike is the out
growth of the demands Of the men
for fifty-five cents an hour. The old
scale became void last night at mid
nioht, but the men. by agreement,
will await action for several days.
The new scale, with the increase,
was to have gone into effect to-day.
At the meeting yesterday an agree
nent upon better conditions was
reached, rith which the men are
nltased, ID which iS< yet d.
X: \: i;;':: =; :; ~ ':sss:: ::':ssss:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-01
CONFIRMATION
OF PEACE TALE
STILL LACKING

STOCKHOLM. April 3o.-The Cath
ouc international press agency an
nounces, dispatch from Basel says,
that Emperor Charles Of Austria, Is
making a fresh epaco offer, appeal
Ing to Italy to consider It In her own
interests.
(Although 1t ms been predicted fro
quently that II the present German
campaign should fail "peacs offens-
i've" would be tnaugrEated by tho
Central Powers, there has heen no
previous Intimation that new nove
Of this nature was being made. On
less confirmatory ndv!ces arc recedved
through the usual channels OF news
from, Switzerland this dispatch may
he accepted with reserve. Ordinarily
news originating in Switzerland Is
forwarded to this country by way Of
PARISH
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-01
FRENCH DRIVE
BACK ENEMY IN
NOYON SECTOR
Only Local Fighting Occurs
Tuesday Along the British
Front.

PARIS, April 3o.-In the sector Of
Noyon the Germans in attacks to.
day made gains in advanced, French
trench elements, but later were driv-
en- out and the French re-cstabllshed
their lines. according to the officiai
communication issued by the war Of
flee tonight.
In the region Of Hangard there
has been violent bombardment
LONDON. April 3o.-"Except for
local fighting at different points,
there has been no infantry action
today" says Field Marshal Haia's
report from British headquarters in
France tonight.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. April 30.--(By Associated
Press. )-Up to noon to-day the bad
Iy punished German troops along
the Flanders front had made no
further attacks against the Allied
lines which held so brilliantly
throughout yesterdays intense fight.
ing.
The GermES :. neral Won Arnin,- was
busy reforming his broken divisions
and presumably bringing up reserves
TO replace tho greet numbers OF men
who gave their livos In fruitlcss as
snIlta. by which they had hoped TO
wrench away moro CT the hill posi-
tions and thereby gain a dominating
position. with the idea OF forcing the
allies to pull back the!r lines to the
Eortb
Yesterday was great day for the
allies, and today those divisions which
were engaged IN the sangulnary strus'-
gle received message commencing
then, for the magnificent defense they
had madc. Not only was the allied
line virtually Intact. Mt all points to-
day, but the latest reports show that
the British during the counteF-7ttacE
yesterday afternoon north Of Kemmel
reclaimed considerable ground which
the Germans had held since KcInmel
wns t"lrca-
at the c,osa roads, ueITeeu Scher-
penberE and Mont EonFe. and about
Locrs, tho fighting was particularly
fierce. Locre changed hands several
times during tho day and ut night
fall, the Germans had 4 hold on the
place, In their counter-attRck during
the night. however, the French cleared
tho Germans from their positions be-
tween the two hills and thrust them
beck from Locre, thereby regaintHg
(ContInued on Page Twelvc.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-01
Jefferson County Man
Held for Wheeling Jury
on Espionage Charge

Special Dispatch TO Th" lnt"llErnccr.
MARTINSRT'RG. ". Va. April 3"i--
n. A l~ockhart, 4 prominent and w"i-
- 10 farmer. residing near Charles
Tow r., jefferson county. West NIrGin,n.
was to-day given L hearing h"fur"
United States Commissioner Downs.
here. on tho charge of violating the cs-
pion;tgc act. and WAS h"hl under hui!I
Of 81 .Onn for tn" action rr the federal
grand jury at Wheeling in may.
Seven witnesses testified against
Lockhart, one Of them declaring Il" had
hoard from that Sourc" that G"rtnai.|
were the chosen people Of God ard
could not be- defeated in var Ivy tn"
United States and her allies: that II
the kaiser succeeded in taking Washing
ton he would rule III" country better
than tho administration. and that # hc
Ind Il son OF military a!;c h" would
rather sec him dead than lighting the
Germans.
Owing to I1ockhart'S rr"min"nr" his
nrrns; caused u sensation here and III
jefferson county.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-01
NEAR THE COAL
IN COUNTRY'S
LOAN CAMP PA|CN

WASHINGTON. April 3o.-LihHrty
loan subscriptions yesterday totaIl"n
STA. $4,000. the record for any single
day in tho campaign. and the beginning
of what the treasury hopes will be q
banner week TO drive the loan far above
the three billion dollar minimum.
The campaign total tonight was So
451. IA 900. not including .tu-day'S buSl-
ness. which appeared large. judging by
reports from all parts Of the country OF
final intensive canvass under Special
instructions from the treasury 70 S"t
subscribers to buy another bond and
TO place bond in every home
Many Big Ones Coming.
Many big subscribers are yet 10 come
In, according to available returns. Par
,iculariy. corporations aud employers of
u large number Of mell, with Hrr;.iIsr-
1uents for selling bonds 20 employees on
multiple instailment basis. have not re-
ported the sums they wish in hundreds
Of cases. These conditions. although
recognized By haadGuarterS and local
campaign committees Will not be al
lowed to Slucken Efforts I" round up
every possible pl"dge. and IN reduc" the
number OF Stacker dollars 70 very
low figure.
The most notable feature Q: the dis
trict records was the squirt vi III" At
lAnta district from 81 - IS per cent IN
single day. bringing il within : per
cent Of the New York district. which
now stands second from tho bottom ia
percentage OF quota subscribed. al
though its total. sis2022.0OV. ls the
greatest Of any district.
Cleveland District.
The Cleveland district standing in
eight place. has subscribed s242.24I.' 90,
or 50 per cent of it's quota. while tn"
Richmond district in tenth place. has
subs cribed So per cent or its quota or
.So. .T95.750.
Chicago continues to lead IN honor
flag awards. with total uf 3,2iS. clevc-
land is second, with Ike.
Tho San Francisco district. with an
official percentage OF S. and :itth posi-
tion in the percentage list, send word
10 night that tho 100 per cent mark had
been passed. with subscriptions or S"1l.-
100000. or million m"r' than is
quota. and that later official reports
would show il entitled IL th'' honor al
being tho fourth district 10 30 over the
top. II this proves trnr. tho rae" for
ilf:h place in this honor contest ap-
p;lrently will be bet wcen the Chicago.
l'allas, Boston and Cleveland districts.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-01
BOTH BRITISH
AND FRENCH ARE
MAKING GAINS
AT Every Point the Entente
Armies Are Holding Their
Positions.

Again there has come n pause ~ the
battle Of FLANDERS. wherc thc ground
everywhere is covered with the gray
clad bodies ct German dead. and the
British ard French are holding securely
70 all their positions.
From Saturday until we'll into Mon
day night. General Won .trn:r'S forces
continued their efforts 70 break the
British lines on IN" Ypres salient aAd
70 press back ;hn British and Frencn
from the high ground /" the SOUTHWEST
] but everywhere th"ir efforts W"r" 'Tull-
less. Tru.. they gained their "pJ"ai'e
and again captured l."rre. but c"un-
!ter-thruSt forced ihrrn out again ana
At last accounts the French w'r" hold
I ing the village.
! Enemy Pushed Back.
! In tho hilly r-s,iun Just |" III" n"T'''
:nt I.ocre tn" Ii:i;!S!, ais" 9H>h.'l back
5the cneIu! - several points. u"ta'!s
letwr"n K,.:un..! nut I.r'lj It..
Much nt III" $;ap al ,h'' 'i'T"ian AZ
( lacking forces has h"n absent tr""'
/ ;h.. ,,,au.uuvr.& they hav.' been carry
| ;nr out III FLANDERS. um!..r tn" Stitf"E"''
.in. Of tn. ..n,.ut'' TROOPS. whi"h has
been app;srcut si,S,. last Sunday.
70 ,l:.. south r..;tr .ttui"uS and 10 ths
cast around Nnyrn th, "n.iny Xxx" -"
has failc,! IN ali has attempts :" push
further forward. rh.' ErIt!sA "tS! "i
Eillers- -Br"tnnncuX. which i"S hircct'E
..ost OF AIn.cuS haze ndvar''d Tn 'r
front ard in the N"y"n sector the
French have r,.-cS'rhl:Si"i ;h''r lii'S
which the [ir,maES rc'*i"uStE ha'l c'''-
:ured from them.
The Germans IN EnrirUS S""t"rS 81
tho line are still hurlrug tons 1T steel
against thc British an'l French posi-
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Although no definite agreement
had been reached by the local street
car men and the Wheeling Traction
Company upon the wage scale pro-
posed by the traction workers at
1880 o'clock this morning, the men
decided to work to-day, hoping to
COMPROMISE with the company be-
fore going on a strike. The meeting
was adjourned and called again for
today to continue the discussion
with William F. Welsh, member Of
the national executive board and
vice president Of the Amalsamated
Association Of Street and Electric
Railway Workers. Z
After no agreement could
reached recently it was decided
Monday to call upon Mr.. Welsh. a
he arrived :sterday and was
session all Ay. The Representative
Of the men in the meetings are Clyde
sartlebauah, president Of Local No.
1903. A. A. Of S. E. r.; John Lee,
president of Division No. 20, in
eludina the Wellsburs, SteubenVille