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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-10

Elkins' plurality ......... l.520
ConccdinE the Republican nomination
To Major ElkinS. his leading competitor
Virgil l.. Highland made tho followin,
statement:
Hon. Davis Elkfns has bccn nom
mated for the senate. 1t is need
less to mention the disappointment
Of myself and those who 80 loyalty
and earnestly supported me-. ac-
Cept the result rs the will OF the
people. as do my friends. and hereby
pledge my earnest support to the
nominee. The Republicans in West
Virginia are united again. as n re-
suit of the stress laid. during the
primary campaign. on the necessity
Of party harmony. in which my
friends played no small part. and
there is no good reason why the
state should not retain it's full Re-
publican representation in the
United States senate. To that end
I assure my fellow Republicans my
full cooperation. and l trust that
Of my friends will be given Mr..
F:lkins. l am deeply grateful TO all
who supported my candidacy. and l
find much pleasure that they will ms
Loyalty support tho nominee.
VIRGIL L. HIGHLAND"
Yesterday many election board
throughout the state began canraSsnI
the returns. and at every county sea
legal representatives of Watson AM
Chiffon were on hand TO guard tho #,
terests Of the rival candidates for tn
Democratic nomination.
A number OF counties have given onl!
partial returns. and until the final fig
urcs arc reported to the secretary o
state at Charleston tho winner in tn
CNUltr,n- Watson contest Ndli VdD, b'
known.
In Morgan county the returns OF sew
cral prccincts wcrc sent in scaled. ant
cannot be opened and counted until th'
canvass ia made by the county court.
Congressonal Nominees.
Tho congressional nominations arc n!
follows:
Observation-Disclosures district. Charles ]
Schuck, Of Ohio county: Second district
George II. Bowers. OF Berkeley county
defeated W. Taylor George: Third dis
trict. Stuart j.. Reed. of Harriaon( un
opposed: Fourth district. Harry G
Woodyazd. Of Wood county. unopDnscd
Fifth district. Wells (ioodykoontz. o.
Minso. defeated Hugh Ike Shott: SESti
district, l.. S. lGchols. OF kanawha. dc
fcatcd A. g. Thorn.
Dcnlocratic--First, N. NJ. Nicely. o
Marion. unopposcd: Second district. 'ci
a. 1Iincr. OF Pcndlcton. defeated Il. +!
I. Alien: Third district Ern"st Ran
dolph defeated james ". ls"hl1s"n
Fourth district. Stewart IT. bowman
Of Cahell. defeated Harry i. Cam
don. Fifth district. contest hctw"rt
John r. Pendleton and w W. McNra'
undecided: Sixth district. Adam T.. Lax
CONTINUED on Page Ten.)
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F|5METT IS ]. !.
.-.i
! "IH -" II
sos -
CAPTURED By. 1. ]. |.
"O te-S4
n Iz--rtsF<-
THE SA|MM|ES..
Vicious German Thrust at The.
Franco-American Line ~: ::
49,,
Repulsed 1.s.. ,-.s5s.

PARIS. August 9.-Amer!can troops
have captured the village Of Fismett; ON [
the north bank OF the Vesle rivera
short distance northwest Of FisHet:
They took 100 prisoners. Il.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY on,
THE VESLE FRONT. Au gust 9.-.lBy:s
The Associated Press: 1880 p, Ny
Three vicious but Intellectual thrustS:
were made last night and today by The
Germans against the line west, acf
Rheims The net result Vas 4 rTnaft No.
5.uiso- by the French. aSaintt whGnl this
most determined attack was made. anu
tic inclusion Of the northern suburb. ef.
Fsmcs in the American line, in addition :;
TO about hundred prisoners. 3:
Throu Shout the night and dey tho y
operations III tho Soissons-fshet'cS sec Z
tor wer, characterized mostly by artil-.
their long range guns from time 10 time
it;:;r long ranrc guns frcui ;:D1a to time <
10 reach villages and roads which they
themselves travcrscd a week ego.
CIoadinnss continued TO nterfcrc with 3
aerial operations although both sides.
were bus.c.' than during the past :eWE,
days Two German planes we're brought.
down by nc hmcric"ns. s'sYS;;k
The occupation. OF tho northern sub Z
urh. separated from F1smes by the
.Veslc, took place after terrific artil. :
lery bombarGmcnt which was begun yes
terday Tho village was virtually re-.
ducnd when the order TO advance was
given today. It was there the hundred Z
prisoners were taken. - 55ta3
Tho Americans rushed over the river. =
leapinE. running and crawling acroSsicn Z,
tho debris Of a heavy bridge which was
blown up by ,hr Germans. its piera and
other tiinbcrs so falling however. a4tto Z
make tho ruins available. #;
In the village a rather weak resistance Il
was encountered. The German force .g
WHICH had been left there had been ;un-,
able to retreat TO their own lines be. s
calisc of the heavy artillery hre, and
when brought into tho American lines 3:
tho mn jority were wounded. sh3
WITH TIE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE VESLE, Thursday. Aug. 9.-lRyIa
the Associated Press)-Information that ::
tho German soldiers had hecn ordered z;
to destroy all property possible. pAAeS
ticGfarly rhatraEs and houses OF good s
appearance during the retreat from THO :;
Marine is in possession Of the French
and Americans. 1t came from several Y.
sources. detailed account being fUs, 8
nishcd by a dcsertcr from the Fourth
Prussian Guard division. :
The desertcr said that sappers had 5:
been ordered BY General Finck Vona;
F'Inckcnstein 10 destroy everything
Continued on Page T1vA) s
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THE WEATHER
WASHINGTON. Aur. e.-I

wASH1NGTO Aug. 9.-ForecaEt:
West vtrGtnia-Fair Saturday and
Sunday; continued warm.
Western Pennayivants--Pnir satur-
day; COOLER along Lake Erie Sunday
partly cloudy and warmer.
ohio-Fair Saturday; Sunday prooA-
bly, showers; warmer In north portion.
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.17,0O0 PRISONERS AND 300 Guns
TAKEN BY THE ALLIES; GERMANS
CONTINUE THEIR RAPID RETREAI.

LONDON August 9An official communication issued this
900 prisoners and between 200 and 300 haY
been captured on the Somme- -Ancre front. ~
Fighting still continuing between the AngloFrench and The
Germans southeast Amien according the British official
municon received Field Marshal Hag this evening The
general line Prepont Aers Roseres Raincour and Nor.
court had been attained by allied troops this evening
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AWE ER|CAN CASUALTIES IN THE
MARINE BATTLE At 3,758 MARK

sylvnnla. the total from that state oe-
INK 239. Of whom - lived In Phlladel-
phia. Tho other men named were from
various statcs.
Tho SIX army list, combined md tho
mar. &c CORPS list shows:
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A sixth section nf the army list Is
susd today showed tho following cas-
ualties. Killed In action, 70: missing In
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ALLIED DRIVE RESLS7LESS

cardy the British and French
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Ezkins Defeats Highland;
WQts0n-ChiHon Stand -of
MIR. Highland Issues Statement
Conceding the Nomination
OF Major Elkins - More
Complete Figures Neces-
sary to Decide the Battle
For Democratic Honors

Four days after tho statewide bi-
party primary in West Virginia tho
United States senatorial contests on
both tho Republican and Democratic
sides are close, and while Virgil l..
Highland has conceded the Republican
nomination to Major Davis Efkins, the
fight for the Democratic nomination be-
tween William f. Chiffon and Clarence
". Watson is undecided. with Watson
having lead Of only ninc votes which
is expected TO be wiped out when the
complete figures for karlnwhn. Faycttc
and two or three other counties in the
southern end OF tho state ar" reported.
The latest state totals are rs follows:
o. g. Souator-Deruo oCrat1o,
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LONDON, Aug. s.-An uneonhrmeo
report reaching London says the Brit
tsh troops arc now In Rosteres, the juno
ton point Of the north and south rail-
road line midway between Hontdtdter
ami Albert.
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Fair Saturday and Sunday; Continued
Warm.
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'-FiEures in rar"nthrsia ar" NUM-
hcr OF missing precincts.
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l.H@hr s--Fic1lrcs in Darcnihcsis arc missing
precincts
q ar" NUM-
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-28
SUFFRAGE SOCIETIES ARE:
 MODEST IN DEMANDS

LONDON. Nn2 @>- To he quc- r.or "}Eh.' will women want nc>t2, h. National Union ot Women's Sui a.. Soc.c'i"- haze given reply in ..o.r u1ulrc~ro o' r"ror tractiou. ...a. the concession. a~het for a...
 .oI.,a u"nh3~ ar parliament Nowou cu,oyz it the international gr, obstruction congress atrr. lh' aat. British nationality to b. retained on rria-, with aliens
 Women u"1isDratcs and Iarymen. Women solicitors and barristcrs lI2hrr posts for women n govern mcnt offices.
 Women to be police Constablcs. Women teachers paid sams poney as men.
 State maintenance for widowed mothers with dependent children Equal guardianship rights for ia,hr.s and mothers.
 Equal moral standard.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-28
LIVING THE SIMPLE LIFE
 AFT TER DAYS OF SpLEND0R

Fl. PASO. Texas, Aug 2N.- Once 'hr recipient of banquets and mill iary honOrs when he visited rhr bor- dcr Enrique Greet, former Mexican ambassador to the United States. gov "rnor of Chihuahua and minister of foreign relations, now lives here and may be seen riding home in m auto mobile omnibus beside Mexican la lor"r from the smcltcrs.
 When the revolutions forced the .r!rral officials and their families to Zee from Mexico. Senor Crcel came here with his tatArr-!u-law, General Luis Torral.s. l,c haa lived in Cali lornia the greater part of the time. but returns to Fl paso frequently
 While governor of Chihuahua Senor Nrccl was always q friend ot the Americans from the border, and gave elaborate banquets and entertain ments for them when delegations wis ited Chihuahua City. the state capital. In return he was always bauQueted when he visited Fl Paso and when he accompanied President Diaz herr for the meeting with President Tat he was given military escort wherever he went in Fl paso. He was the head oi one of the largest banks in Mexico City at one time.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-28
]. {. WEATHER
 OBSERVERS FOR
 OVERSEAS WORK

COLLEGE STATION, Texas. Aug 2S-Thc first class of weather observ- CTS ever trained for the United States army is preparing to leave shortly for France, where the members will report on general weather and atmos- phcric conditions as an aid in plan ming gas. artillery, airplanc and vari- ous other attacks
 Experts who have pushed the three hundred or more students through the intensive course of instruction at the tgrirultural and Mechanical College of Texas declared that the men now are capable of determining the stat" of weather for distance of twelve miles above the earth
 It is the plan of the war department to train l.0no men at the college, which is the only school of general mctcOroloEy in the country, and this will ncressitate two more courses in shifts of 235 students because of the limited facilities.
 Only college men are fitted 10 take up the work and the first class in dudes professors, mincralogists, en- ginocrs and other technical experts. Dr Oliver l.. Eassig of the United states weather bureau and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, is chief instructor
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-28
DIET OF BADEN REDUCES
 HEREDITARY MEMBERSHIP

NEW YORK, Aug 2S.-The second chamber of the diet of Baden has adopted a motion reducing the mem hcrship of the nobility in that house, according to the Cologne Gazette \ motion to introduce suffrage was de. tcatcd
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-28

Your eye- fitted Compound and sticmatic lenses replaced See Os horne
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-10
Measuring Thought.

Interesting experiments In measuring
the action of the mind, or thought,
have been made by scientists. 1t takes
about two-fifths of a second to call
TO mind the country in which we'll
known town is situated, or the lam
guage in which a family author wrote.
We can think of the name of the next
month in half the time we need to
think of the name of the last month.
1t takes on an average one-third of a
second TO add numbers containing one
digit, and half a second to multiply
them.
Such experiments give us wonderful
insight into the mind. Those used
to reckoning can add two TO three in
less time than others; those familiar
with literature can remember more
quickly than others that Shakespeare
wrote "Hamlet." 1t takes longer to
mention a month when a season has
been given than to say to what month
q season belongs. The time taken up
Ia choosing a motion can be measured
as well as the time occupied in per-
ceiving.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-10
MIND SUPREME OVER PAIN
Notable Instances When Agony Was
Subdued BY Determined Exercise
of the Power Of the Will.

II is said that even the most acute
physical pain can be overcome by
determined effort OF the win.
DR.. Edward II. Clarke suffered from
a fatal malady, which produced the
most agonizing pain; and yet he could
determinately withdraw his conscious
ness, so TO speak. from that pain by
fixing il upon another object, that OBJ
ject being the working out of his own
neutral train of thought in the compo-
sition of book.
This is well known TO have been
the case also with regard TO Sir Wall
ter Scott, who, during a very severe
and painful Illness, dictated the bride
of Lammermoor." The most remark
able fact about the composition of this
work was that, after his recovery, he
entirely forgot ali that he had done,
the book on its publication coming TO
him as an entirely new work, with
which he had nothing whatever to do.
He only remembered the general out
line Of the story upon which he had
composed his novel; this he had heard
in early life, and IT remained with
him: but of the working up of this
story into the novel, while he lay on
his sofa contending with paroxysms
of agony, he had no recollection.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-10
THE Female Of the speoIes.r

"I could never think of marrying"
said old Prince c., "for / know
what my fate would be. Every Rus
sian lives under his wife's slipper"
Barring an occasional outburst Of
terrible Asiatic temper on the part Of
enthusiastically soon, and con-
tritely repented of-this is a fact. The
Russian woman is always the strong
er. She has a vitality and energy
which the men seem unable TO cope
with. The stories of Tschaikovsky'
cratic marriage and terrific flight
like the aversion. founded on some
thing like fear, of Strindberg for wom-
en- (Strindbevg being a type of Swede
that shows many Russian proclivities,
even as much Russian blood has perco-
lated into certain parts Of Sweden)-
receive many explanatory common
tarieS, If one has known something of
the more intimate aspect of Russian
existence--A. G. Talfree, in the At
iantic.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-10
opprobrious Epithets.

A correspondent informs US that a
woman defendant in Brittany police
court has been fined so francs for call
ing another woman IAN old tank" The
offense presumably lay in the unusual,
as in the case Of the fishwife whom
O'Connell silenced by calling ''paral-
lelopiped." Psychology has never yet
solved the problem why a compare
lively innocuous phrase may cause
more offense than the vilest abuse.
For instance, mort aux vaches" does
not strike the Englishman as so very
terrible, yet, to tell French gendarme
of your desire for an increase in the
mortality rate among cows is surer
way of asking for trouble than to SIAN
der the Pope in a Home Rule strong
hold.-London Globe.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-10
THEATRE ATTRACTIONS
AT THE REPUBLIC MONDAY

Alfred Whitman. leading man in
many OF Vitagraph's most successful
screen portrayals OF Western life. is a
native Chicagoan who took Up the
stage as q profession following his
graduation from the Lewis Institute.
in Chicago. His advanse TO leads was
rapid, but he soon deserted the speak
ing stage for photoplay, where he reg
istered most effectively in Vitagraph's
The Divorcee,' "Sunlight's Last
Raid, and When Men Are Tempted -
Playing opposite TO Nell Shipman.
his later successes in Blue Ribbon
Features has been even more marked,
notably in THE Wild Strain" and
"Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers
Mr.. Whitman is seen in one of his
strongest roles in THE Girl From Be
yond," the Blue Ribbon Feature,
which will be the attraction al the Re
public Theatre on Monday. The au-
thor is Cyrus Townsend Brady and the
director William Wolbert.
Mr.. Whitman is seen as the young
Texas millionaire who swears ven
geance on the fellow who drove his
sister TO suicide. He meets him later
seeking the girl he himself had mar
ried, but only as a protector at the re-
quest OF his dying partner and brother.
Nell Shipman has the leading fem
mime role and in the supporting cast
are Bob Burns, Mrs. Hattie Buskirk.
Ed. Alexander, Patricia Palmer, and
Aw. Wing.
Also Pathe News.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-10
AT lie CoL0NIAL ToNIGHT

The extremely pleasing attraction
at the Colonial this evening will be
Cara kimban Young in a powerfully
tense perturbation OF Cynthia Stock
ley's popular novel. The Claw" The
story opens with the London debut Of
Mary Saurin. young orphans Of high
social standing, who IS being wooed by
Lord Herriott One OF the guests is
Major Anthony Kinsella, q power in
South Africa, who wears earrings.
and therefore, looks-as he feeis-out
OF place in a London drawing-room.
letter from her attorneys brings
sad news to Mary that her income is
cut on by the failure OF her guardian
trust company; the girl decides to
break OFF all relations with Herriott
and TO join her brother Dick in South
Africa. In the land OF tooth and claw,
Mary is left by a drunken driver of
the stage coach to spend the night in
the open. Ere long she hears the roar
OF the lions and fires at a dark shape,
falling into dead faint Kinsella, or
Kin" has heard the shot and rides
up; he stands guard over the girl all
day journey to Fort George, where
her brother is stationed. Dick greets
her very warmly. but she receives a
cold reception from his wife, Judy,
and Mrs. Valetta, the belle of the col
ony who is angling for Kin" Stair,
the Resident Commissioner, is smit-
ten by the new comers charm The
natives rebel; Kim, Dick and Stair
ride off at the hand of the British
troops. Many days later Stair re-
turns and tells them that the entire
troop has been exterminated, and that
Kim's dying wish was to have Stair
marry Mary and care for her. To
dispel her lingering doubts he shows
her an earring which he declared
Kim sent her. After their marriage
Mary discovers that the earring is
Mrs. Valetta's and not Kim's; she
also learns of Stairs cowardice and
cruelty. She leaves him and rides off
with a Kaffir boy, who tells her of a
crazy white man, kept prisoner by the
savages who spare only demented
men-this "Sahib" also wears ear
rings. Mary determines to rescue him
and Stair, now aroused TO a realiza-
ton of his baseness, goes to the hills
with her, where he receives mortal in
jury. Kim is rescued and Mary, re-
stored TO her true lover, forgives
Stair, who dies penitent in her arms.
A Mack Sennett comedy also. This
is fine show. Don't miss it. Mon
day, Wallace Reid in Man of Music
Mountain" Also a good comedy.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-10
ATTRACTIONS AT THE
COLONIAL NEXT WEEK

There viii be presented at the Col
onial each evening next week extreme
ly pleasing and enjoyable photoplay
attractions.
The very pleasing attraction for
Monday will be the ever enjoyable
Wallace Reid, in a tense and thrilling
perturbation of Frank H. Spearman's
widely-read novel; Nan of Music
Mountain" also Mack Sennett com
edy
Robert Warwick, in an intensely
pleasing comedy-drama. THE Mad
Lover" win be Tuesdays fine attrac-
ton; also Pathe News.
Wednesday. Louise Glaum, in pow
erfully tense story, Allen Enemy, -
will be the fine attraction; also Trave-
logue.
Thursday, an exceedingly appealing
story. Mothers of Liberty" also Ben
Chaplin. in 1.-THE Son of Democracy"
will be the excellent attraction.
Charles Ray, in story full of pathos
and comedy, His own Home Town, "
will be the pleasing attraction for Fri
day; also Pathe News.
Saturday, matinee and evening, the
superb attraction will be Norma Tai
madge, in an extremely pleasing story,
DE Luxe AIMEE" also good comedy.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-10
Bulb Culture once a Craze.

Bulb culture in Europe has had a
particularly interesting history. The
tulip, for instance, has been popular
In European gardens for about three
centuries, and prior to that time 1t
was cultivated for many centuries by
the Turks. Near the close of the six
teenth century the tulip was intro
duced into Holland and the popularity
of the plant increased so rapidly that
by 1884 it had become a craze. For a
number of years the widest specula-
ton prevailed in tulips and enormous
prices were paid for rare bulbs. Five
hundred dollars was not an unusual
amount to pay for choice tulip, and
such bulbs as the famous Semper Au'
gustus brought more than $4,000
apiece.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-10
AT TnE REPUBLIC TOMORROW

Awakening people of affiuence to the
realization of how the other half lives
is the tasg allotted Mae Marsh, in The
Glorious Adventure" her latest Gold
wyn production, from the story by
Edith Barnard Delano, TO be shown at
the Republic tonight.
Whether the country is at war or at
peace, the poor are always with us.
How to assuage their sufferings, how
to make them feel there is a silver lin
ing to every cloud, will perhaps always
remain civilizations greatest problem.
But most important of all. before any
thing concrete can be done for the
poor and afflicted those on whom
Dame Fortune smiles must be brought
fact to face with their less fortunate
sisters and brothers TO study condi-
tions that Cypress them before afiu-
enee can be of assistance to poverty.
Mae Marsh as Carey Wethersbee in
THE Glorious Adventure" essays that
task Bereft of an aunt. her only rela-
tive. Carey leaves her native town in
Virginia TO make her way in the
WOTiO. LlUlAteu AuuuSs AoNGNSAs AN4SS
her to make small mill town not far
away her stopping off place.
1T is not the length of part or the
number of scenes in which l appear
that causes me to say I viii or I will
not undertake it." said Francis. 1T is
the significance of it and the influence
of the character on others in the play.
This decides me-nothing else. The
part of the butler in The Glorious
Adventure is quite as good, from the
actors standpoint. as my last part
her father in The Face in the Dark
and if 1 may go farther back, it is
even more sympathetic than Romney
Evans. which people are good enough
to say I did we'll in The Cinderella
Man.
"oficial War Review" No. Z; one
reel; one sheet. Contains actual
front-line battlefield picture taken by
the official army cinematographers of
the American. British, French and
Italian armies These pictures are es-
peeially profuse in showing how our
Yankee doughboys are finding it in the
heat of actual warfare.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-10
Beauty in Common Things.

Why are there not more men and
women who can put some of the COM
mon things before Us where their
worth and beauty can be known
through the emphasis which clear rep
resentation alone can give7 1t takes
g genius to bring beauty out Of things
which seemingly hsve none, but there
have been such gcniuses, and there
would be more If those capable did not
from sheer laziness seek the easier
themes. To be sure, flowers and trees
and light and mahy other things are
common, and these the poet and the
writer OF compelling prose are Will
ing to take for texts, but there is a
soul in a cobblestone waiting for some
one to find and interpret.-Exchange.