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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-15
Dayton Soldier Killed
By Bolt Of Lightning

MONTGOMERY. Ala. Feb. l4.--Pri-
raIc Th"maS Hawthorne Of Dayton. o..
was killed and several other members
uf battery n. l3Ith Field Artillery. were
injured two seriously. to-day. by light
ming. which struck tn" battery while il
was on the firing range. near Camp
Sheridan Six horses also were killed
and others hurt.
S"rEt. rcnrl Devices and Private Paul
Decker were tho Inru seriously hurt.
Tho nth~rS suffered slight bruises by
hcIrE thrown from their horses.
THE bolt struck Hawthorne killing
him. and his horse instantly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-15
BURNED TO DEATH.

FAST LIVERPOOL. ohio Fob IL
gladys. aged F"nr. daughter y: William
,rSIrI = fBrmrr WIS burned - d"ai II
;r,lar when her HON" near Lisbon was
dcstrov"d rh" cniid - helinv.d ~ have
started n" frs while playing with
matches.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-15
COUNT 7 CzERN|N
WILL REPLY To !
PRES. WILSON.
TEUTONIC ALLIES
MISTRUST RUSSIA
Austrian Emperor Again En-
presses His Desire
for Peace.

AMSTERDAM Feb. f5.-count
Czernin, the Austro-Hunsarian
foreign minister, according to a
Vienna dispatch, has announced
his intention Of delivering q long
statement to the delegations OF
the two Kingdoms, on Saturday,
concerning the Brest-L LItovsk ne!
qotiations and President Wilson's
latest speech.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-15
Sensational Alleged BlackmaI Attempt

Gambler mill
rnf$N by
trma and held
Mrs m mayo
chnn promising it is
Mrs iwhSn rhand du~S Nayta o
vcMnvl here which
y,rculng in the ct o
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-15
One Hundred Children Burned 10
Death i'm Montreal Grey Nunnery

Bodies Of Thirty
eight Little Ones Already
Taken from the Ruins
Many Wounded or Sick
Soldiers Rescued by Heroic
Nuns and Sisters-Near!y
Thousand Inmates Escape.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-15
WEST V|RG|N|ANS To BEGIN
0CLETHORPE JOURNEY MARCH 4

those quotas will 20: Arizona.
$40: Colorado. f36: Missouri. l.
331: Nebraska. 1870: New M'N-
TO. 30: South Dakota, $40, To-
tai of 1896.
It was explained a' rhn oftic" ot
tho provost marshal general that
the 1.520 men 70 be- supplied by
West Virginia were previously or
irr"d 10 start for camp beginning
February -. hur to.day's call has
posi- pnnrd heir movement.
THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON. Feb. l4.-Probably
rain Friday. colder in west portion
Saturday fair ana colder.
western Pennsylvaaia-Local rains
and colder Friday, Saturday, partly
cloudy and colder.
ohio-Tair In south, rain or snow in
north portion Friday; Saturday fair and
colder,
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-03
Enemy Falling Back on Greater Part
of Line of $50 Miles From Sea
to the Champagne
RESISTANCE CENTRES CHIEFLY IN
PICARDY AND IN ARGONNE FOREST
French Complete Occupation of St. Quentin and
British Fight in Streets of Cambrai---Tur-
coing Roubaix and Lille Being Enveloped
Special Cable Despdtch to The SUS

LONDON, Oct. 2.-The great retreat of the Germans
from northern France and western Belgium has begun The
strategy of Marshal Foch working out the results
indicated in these dispatches last Sunday; it is the inner
which closing what be termed the western
section of the great salient
This extends from the North Sea at Neuport through
Roulers of Lille and Doua through Cambria St. Quen
n at La Fere west of Laon to northeast of Sssons along
Asne Rheims then eastward far the Suppes
River where the huge French and American armies wait
ing the Champagne and the Argnne district for the signal
that they complete the work. The outside line of this
salient is about 18O miles.
Field Marshal Hag reports tonight that the Germans
in retreat wide front both sides of Bassee
Canal with the British following closely after them This
the direct result of the Belgian advance between Dxmude
and Ypres of the remarkable incidents of the war; closely
followed by the British occupation of part Cambria where
street fighting still in progress and the French capture
complete occupation of ST. Quentin.
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BULGARS' TRUCE
PUTS AUSTRIANS
TN BAD PLIGHT
Premier Admits Gravity of
Situation, but Pledges
Suitable Measures.
PROMISES FREE POLAND
Country Now on Equal Foot
ing With Central Powers,
Says Won Hussarek.
PROMISES FREE POLAND

BASEL. Oct 2.-The Bulgarian armis-
tice undoubtedly has created grave
situation for Austria Hungary. the
Austrian Premier yesterday told the
Lower House. but suitable military
measures will be taken Immediately
in accord with Germany. Baron Won
Hussarek. the Premier, made a long
speech on the situation. He was in
terrupted constantly by the Czech
Deputies.
Baron Won Hussarek said he was
sure the hour was coming when the
proposition Of Baron Burian, the Aus
tro-Hungarian Foreign Minister
would be acted on. One of the most
important problems was Poland.
"The State Of Poland already is es-
tablished on the basis of the procla-
nation OF the two Emperors Of No
~mber 1. 1916" said Won Hussarek.
The Cxechs and Ukrainians protested
strongly but Baron Hussarek contin-
ned:
POLAND now negotiates on the foot of
equality with the Central Powers and
b on the point Of becoming an in
dependent factor in European politics.
but Poland herself must decide the
form Of government 1t desirea"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-03
BRITISH RESCUE AMERICANS
SURROUNDED SINCE SUNDAY
Yankees Take Heavy Toll of Germans, Who Try to
Dslodge Them, and Ground Is Strewn
With Enemy Dead.

thrilled army circles here tonight and
relieved anxiety which was greatly ac-
centuated in some parts Of the country
by false alarmist reports that a whole
American division was at the mercy of
the enemy.
There has been an intlmation that the
Americans temporarily trapped were
New York men from Major-Gen.
Organs Twenty-seventh Division. II
was made clear, however. that only a
few hundred were involved and the
rumor tina. the entire division was sur
rounded had no foundation. Gen. March.
Chief of staff, began an investigation to-
night Of this report
In the light of unofficiai advices II
appears that these Americans. several
hundred strong. stormed the first line
trenches OF the enemy and drove the
Germans out They proceeded then to
clear out the second line Of trenches
when the Germans reappeared behind
them in the first line trenches, having
reached there by tunnela
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-03
Chinatown Prepares
for "Sun" Fund Fete

Joss HOUSE included, China
. town is to throw restraint to
the rice field Saturday, October
26, afternoon and evening. 0ri-
entail actors, dancers, jugglers,
sellers of rice cakes and tea will
give exotic color to the festival
for THE SUN Tobacco Fund,
while some of the best known of
our professional singers and
actors will vie with them in the
joy of entertaining the smoke
funds friends. Fix the date by
reading of what is in preparation
on page 7.
The fund is rapidly approach
ing another milestone in its ac-
tive and successful career. Who
will let it quite get there before
sending in his donation to the
soldiers smokes?
WARNING! THE SUN To-
bacco Fund has no connection
with any other fund, organiza-
ton or publication. 1t employs
no agents or solicitors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-03
AMERICANSHIT
BYGASATTACK
Germans Along Verdun Front
Show Nervousness and
Expect Blow.
FIND GESNES ABANDONED
Yankees Unopposed in Ad-
vance-Enemy Plane Is -.
DOwned, Austrians Taken.
By the Associated Press

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES on THE
VERDUN FRONT, Oct. . (3:8o 2. MI
German artillery in the early hours to-
day freely sprinkled the areas behind
the American lines with shells contain
Ing sneezing gas and phosgene. Between
the Meuse and the Moselle the Germans
directed quite concentrated artillery fire
on the American positions. The nervous
ness of the enemy along the line indi-
Gates that he expects an attack.
American detachments entering Ges-
mes, northwest of Montfaucon, found it
free of the enemy. The roads in the
neighborhood Of the village likewise were
clear of Germans.
one German airplane fell to Ameli-
can anti-aircraft guns and some fifty
Austrians were captured IN the Woevre
sector.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-03
SOCIALIST MAY
SUCCEED HINTZE
Either Ebert or Scheidemann
Is Expected to Become
Foreign Secretary.
DIR. SOLF AS CHANCELLOR
Hertling Said to Have Urged
That Bethmann-Hol
Be Recalled.
'R. SOLF AS CHANCELLOR
Special Gable Desposch t5fHn sux.

Copyrphf, lst: AT T0hfs reserctd.
PARIS. Oct. Tho designations of
Count Won Hertling. the Imperial Ger
man Chancellor, and Admiral Won Hintze
as Foreign Secretary did not create any
impression here. The capital has learned
unoffically that DR.. W. S. Solf. Colonial
Secretary. will assume the Chancellor
ship and that either Friedrich Ebert or
Philip Scheidemann. Socialist leaders
will get Won Hintze's place.
These appointments. It Is thought.
would be part of the German plan to
lend the color OF sincerity TO the r1-
ported plan to organize a democratic
Government as the basis OF new peace
attempts.
Rumors that DR.. Won Kuehllnann will
be recalled to the Chancellorship are
vigorously denied. He appears to have
offended the nation with his prophetic
words.
Semi-official kilograms say that Count
Won Hertling, at the time he resigned,
suggested to the Kaiser that Won Beth
mann -Hollweg, the former Chancellor,
be recalled to that post. saying he
seemed to be the only man suited for
the place.
Against this proposal many German
newspapers raised an immediate protest.
among them the Vossische Zeitun0,
which remarked that Germany did not
care TO have a man like Won Bethmann-
Hollweg at the head of the empire. and
added that the retiring Chancellor's sug-
gestion must have been a bit Of pleas
antry.
AMSTERDAM. Oct 2.-Dr. w. S. Solf,
the German Colonial Secretary, in a iec-
ture before a Munich audience, which
included King Ludwig of Bavaria, said
the national Importance Of Germany re-
gaining her colonies far surpassed any
other task.
Substitutes for raw material. he sad
could not suffice for peace requirements
For wool alone Germany would have
to keep fifty million sheep. which was
practically impossible. The supply OF
raw materials was the weakest point In
Germany's world economy. Hence the
need for colonies.
DIR. Solf argued that Germany mus,
have colonies to prevent her commercial
isolation. He said the policy of the
open door must be one of the most i'm
portant demands at the conclusion OF
peace. Germany had no thought oi
militarizing Africa, he contended, but
desired to prevent the employment OF
coloIed men In Europe.
The Imperial German Government
the Colonial Secretary said. adhered
firmly to its demand for the return OF
Its African and South Sea possession.
as well as a fresh partition of Africa
so as to consolidate Germany's scat.
tered possessions.
Berlin advices say that the Prus.
sian Upper House has rejected the mo-
tion to Introduce suffrage based on vo.
cations and passed an equal direct suf.
frage measure In accordance with the
Government bill. with ths addition OF
an extra vote for persons more than
SO years old.
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GERMANS BEGIN GREAT RETREAT IN NORTH;
QUITTING FLANDERS: RETIRING NEAR RHEIMS:
BELGIAN SUBMARINE BASES TO BE GIVEN III
Terms of Payment for
Fourth Liberty Bonds

FOURTH Liberty Loan bonds
are to be paid for in five in
stalments beginning any time be-
fore October 19. Payments are
10 be made, 10 per cent. upon
application, 20 per cent. Novem-
Der 81, 20 per cent. December
10, 20 per cent. January 16 and
80 per cent January 80.
The instalments specified by
the Government do not by any
means preclude such private ar
rangements as buyers may make
with their banks, for example, by
which the SO down on 500
bond and the 81 a week system
may be taken advantage of. r
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-03
LOAN HERELAGS
BEHIND 3DONE
Total for Three Days Is $780,
418,5OO, Against $157,O97,-
$50 in Previous Drive.
BROOKLYN DOING WELL
New England and Middle West
Beating New York, Cities
There Passing Quotas.

Notwithstanding the increasing efforts
Of the vast army Of Liberty Loan work.
ers a slackening in the speed Of the
drive In which the Second Federal re-
serve district of New York must raise
81, 500, 900, 900 as its share of the fourth
Liberty Loan was shown yesterday In
the total subscriptions officially an
nounced.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New
York yesterday announced total sub
scriptions Of 3i3s.41s,5o0. This com
pares with slb7,0s1,s5o. the result Of
the first three days drive In the third
Liberty Loan campaign.
Brooklynites, however. are showing
unusual speed in their conquest of Amer
lean dollars with which to keep Gen.
Pershing's army we'll equipped with
food. munitions and clothing and have
rolled up a total of $17,2ss,15o, which is
nearly 20 per cent. of that borough
quota of $79,233.S0o. The rapid fire
campaign being waged in Brooklyn gives
1t 80 far the best showing OF any OF the
Ave boroughs Of Greater New York.
Pledges Reach S411,142,O6O.
Official reports yesterday from all
Federal reserve districts except Kansas
City, which has not started taking sub
scriptlons, showed s411.1+2,050 pledges
actually received and accompanied by
payment of the 10 per cent. initial in
staiment. This covers receipts up to
Tuesday night, but does not include mill
ions of dollars in subscriptions on which
the initial payment has not been made
or has been made but not yet reported
officially by banks.
The total tonight is expected to be
several hundred million dollars greater
Reported sales by districts were as
follows:
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N. Il. and Middle West Lead.

New England and the middle Western
States apparently are beating the New
York district in the task OF replenishing
the war chest of Uncle Sam. Twenty
two communities In New England have
been awarded honor flags and forty
seven communities in the Cleveland dis
trict have reached their goals. Ten
cities and five counties In Michigan al
ready have gone over the top, and sub
scriptipns from Detroit are reported to
be four times heavier than at this stage
Of the third loan.
st. Louis also is reported to be going
at full speed and its subscriptions are
placed at S6s.425,450. or 26 per cent. OF
that districts quota of $260.o0o.0oo. To-
Iedo is doing its bit with promptness
that should set an example, for It's sub
scriptions are placed at S17,0oo.ooo. or
10 per cent In excess Of Its quota OF
sic. 100000 New England's subscrip-
tions were reported last night at Ss1.-
es2, 900, or nearly 20 per cent OF It's
quota Of half billion dollars.
Total subscriptions announced ON
cially by the Federal Reserve Bank OF
New York for the first three days OF the
loan follow:
NEW YORK CITY;
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By TIE Associated Press.

PARIS, Oct. 1.-THE developments in
the situation on the American front
northwest of Verdun tend TO confirm the
opinion that II is the enemy's apparent
intention to hold on to the Kriemhilde-
Steelung system of trenches. running
from Brieulles to the Bois de Cunel,
thence south to Gresnes. then south
along the ridges in the vicinity Of Exer-
mont, crossing the Aire River ono
kilomcter north of Apremont
The American line broadly conforms
TO this, developing a situation similar to
that after St Mihiel, with a broad out
post zone.
There is continuous artillery activity
along this sector, and the American air
forces are working without cessation.
Last evening American pursuit planes
engaged eight Fokkers. and it is believed
one Of the enemy's machines crashed.
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AMsrERpAM, Oct. 2.--Extensive buying
continued on the Stock Exchange here
to-day. All foreign currency rates again
moved up rapidly The pound sterling
made arecord jump for one day. The
dollar advanced from 2.12 to 22O
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-03
Highest Civilian Honor (,
Dawson.

PARIS. Oct. Al. p. Dawson, chair
man OF the Red Cross War Council. yes
terday received the Comma ander Cross OF
the Legion OF Honor. This Is the highest
rank in the order ever conferred upon an
American civilian.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-03

Advice to those who want to sell their
LIBERTY BONDs-Don't.
Advice to those who must sell--Go to
John Muir q Co.. 81 Bway.--Adv.
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WASHINGTON. Oct. 2.--Gen. Pershlngs

WASHINGTON. oct. 2,--Gen. Pershlngs
report for to-day says:
Except for heavy shelling and ma
chine gun fire west OF the Meuse and
at other points held by our troops
nothing OF unusual Importance has oc-
CURED during the day. A partial
count of the material captured during
the last week shows l20 guns of all
calibres, $50 trench mortars. 900 ma
chine guns, 100 heavy tank guns,
thousands of artillery shells and hun
dreds of thousands of rounds OF small
arms ammunition.
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st. GObain to BE Yielded.

st. GObain to BE Yielded.
That, however, Is only one side Of
Gion from Laon to east of Rheims,
where the brilliant advance of Gen.
Berthelot's poilus has made the Ger
man position untenable, and here
also they are retreating on wide
front. The powerful position OF
Laon and the impregnable masslf of
st. Gobain may not be abandoned in
a day, but abandoned they must be
anu very soon.
Military commentators here are in.
cllned to the belief tonight that the
Germans have held on little too
long for their own good and that a
greater disaster to them is now pos.
sible, although it can hardly he called
probable yet. To withdraw the num-
Der of troops now IN the German
armies on this front Is a task not
only requiring military talent of the
highest order, which presumably the
Germans have, but also time, which
they have not.
Must Yield Belgian Coast.
Just how far the Germans intend to
go in the first retreat is not yet clear.
except that obviously they must leave
the Belgian coast and their submarine
bases there. The greatest menace to
the Germans even at this early stage
in the retreat is the American army
east of the Argonnc, the function of
which apparently is to cut off their
retreat to the shelter of the great
fortress of Metz, probably the strong
est in all Germany. A slight addi-
tional advance by Gen. Pershing's men
will close this avenue TO the Germans,
and what disasters may follow no one
can predict.
The London Times to-day says of this
situation:
"Of the Allies attacks perhaps the
most deadly Is that of the French and
Americans in the eastern part of France.
for II this were to progress rapidly not
only would communication be severed
between the German armies at Metz and
those of central France but the Ger
mans in France might be forced into
the bottlencck of Belgium"
Belgian Advance Continues.
Military developments of the day have
been fully up to expectations, even SUR
passing them. The Bclgians to-day.
fighting in Gea OF mud. captured
Hooglede and Handzeene. northeast of
Roulers, and arc very close to Roulers
itself, a new French army has appeared
on the scene under Gen. Degoutte and
is at work in this vicinity. The capture
OF Roulers, which is imminent, and an
advance OF even five miles would force
the evacuation by the Germans OF
Ostend. SO near Is this development
that the Germans. according TO reports
received in Paris. already are moving
their heavy guns away from the coast
and landing of naval forces to harass
the German rear Is now talked of.
Both Roulers and Mcnin have been set
on fire by the Germans. French guns
now dominate the railway from Ostend
to Courtrai, which runs through Roulcrs,
and -RxItish warcraft are bombardirg the
German lines. Turcoing. Roubsix and
Lille are being enveloped rapidly.
According To the Paris Mdtm Lille IS
being evacuated and the civilians are
being sent to Belgian towns near tie
German border. Al means Of transport,
including wheelbarrows and baskets
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BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE,
Oct. 2.-The contingent Of Americans
who had been holding out since Sunday
In far advanced position between Cam
brai and st. Quentin against greatly su-
perior enemy numbers have been rescued.
= In our attack around vendhulle yester-
day we were able to fight through and
relieve this party. numbering some hun
dreds. who having taken up their posi-
ton Sunday night were surrounded by
the Germans early Monday.
Notwithstanding that they were op-
posed by such superior numbers and pos
sessed only the ammunition and rations
which they themselves were carrying the
Americans made magnificent resistance
and the ground was strewn with German
dead.
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Special Despatch to The Sry.
WAsHINGToN. Oct. 2.-Announcement
from the British front that the American
force caught in a pocket between Cam
brai and st. Quentin had been rescued
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where English Met Fate.

We were now about thousand yards
from the Hindenburg line. and I
learned with emotion that this spot was
one Of the advanced outposts OF
Coughs army where Enslishmen suf-
fersd 80 glorious and tragic fate in
that great artillery epic Of March 21--
one Of the grandest Of the whole war.
The fact that we were now standing
IN this redoubt ehowed me az nothing
else could how completely We have re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-03
WEATHER FORECAST.

Fair to-day; tomorrow fair and cooler
fresh northwest winds.
Highest temperature yesterday. 81; lowest, &:
Detailsd weather reports on last page
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-12
YANKEES FORCE HUNS
 TO SEEK HIDING PLACE
Pour Shells Intp; German Armies in
 the HiIfs Near Town of -- 's;' < Glennes. q

By Associated Press.
 With the American Army on the Aisne Front, Tuesday, Sept. 10.-The American artillerists poured shells into the hills northeast of Glennes and Revillon in such quantities today < were compelled to take cover; Dur that the German machine gunners ing such intervals the, American, in- fantrymen made slight advances at several places.
 The chief point of contention for the Americans continues to be La Petite Montague, where the. Germ8ns not only are entrenched, but have dug insfroms the trench bottoms as addi- tI6nal protection against the heavy guns, of; the French and Americans.
 The Germans used considerable gas during the early hours of Tuesday, but, like the larger shells, many struck in pools of water and failed to explode.
 Between Vieil Arcy and Villers En Prayeres, the Americans command the low ards to the k.sne.
 The German machine gunners along the hills to the northeast are being subjected to artillery fire unmerciful- ly day and night.