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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-29
PREPARE THE !
BRITISH PUBLIC. !.
FOR THE WORST

LONDON. April 2S.-Some Of the
newspapers appear to be preparing tho
public for the loss of the channel ports
The Times today says: -
There is no denying that the loss OF
KENNEL Hill is n considerable tactical
SUCCESS for the enemy. and it will. be
we'll therefore. to prepare for the re-
ceint OF other disagreeablc news. IT
the enemy is able to extend his grip on
KENNEL VIC may be compelled to eyac-
uate Ypres.., Such evacuation would not
inevitably entail the abandonment OF
Dunkirk. Calais and Boulogne but it is
well to realize that these consequences
might cnsuc. We must remember that
the Germans cannot win the war by the
occupation Of Y2res and the channel
ports.
The Evening News said last night:7
The capurc Of KENNEL hill undoubted-
ly is a useful step in the direction. OF
Calais and BouloEnc, and it Is frankly
admitted that its loss grarely im2erils
Yprcs We hope and believe the chan
mel ports will be saved. Yet We must
face the fact that their loss comes with
in the range Of contingencies to be
reckoned with and VIC have already
made W cur. minds that If the worst
should come to the worst II will make
no difference 10 our vigorous prosecu-
ton Of the war" ~,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-29
OVERSUBSCRIPTION OF
LOAN is PREDICTED
But the Needed Five Billions
Only If Hardest Work Is
Continued.

WASHINGTON. April 2N.--Or"r-sub-
mum nr tho Thir, l.h"rly Loan nnw is
looked for during ~" cnn,paign's final
week. about to sl:,rt. hut treasury Off
ri:uiS Declared t"-uiGhi that Tho five bill
lion needed woulrI Il" subscribed only il
millions rf citizens TAX" shares of the
loan in tho next six days.
1t is apparent that with about 81
@n0. Gnu. nhn definitely pledged. many
other subscriptions IN the hands OF
campaign c~mmiit""S without tho in
Stallm"rt PAYMENTS. and roll Of
a46l Don individual subscribers. the
third WAIT credit is irul? n ''r""pl"S
loan.
Rut only tho hard"s: kind "f work III
III" next six days will max" p"sSihl"
approach ri tho "O.0nh. hGn subscribers
goal asked for hy Secretary MrAd"n
said the hcadTuHr;orS' r"vi"w t"-niGht
When the S,.rt nd loan "aWnhiEn was
thrrp-fourthS' oyer. the treasury "sti-
mated that possibly S@.2in. uNt. .hnn. had
hcrn subscribed. although nuly $i.33S.-
nnn Nnn had hccn officially reported. rs
romDn red with tho $22hn hun. 0hn now
officially iahularrh for tho third loan.
II is considered certain that reports
this week will include n great number
Of pledges from wealthy nun and cor
poratinns which heretofore have hold
Off opening for III" government TO ar
range Il system Of instnlimrnt payments
for income excess profits taxes. Since
this has hccn definitely refused. they
nre expected +" subscribe literally 10
Liberty bonds. paying for ihcm on tho
instal'm"nt plant In addition to thr$"
hig subscriptions campaign workers
look fer IN avalanch" Of small Pur-
rhaS"s on lhr last two days Friday and
Saturday.
The loan he:rl1Gar;"rS statement to-
night offered tn" comment that Ger
many after three years; "f war. recently
floatrd n loan which averaged nnc bond
to every ton persons in tn" empire. and
that il j." hrnVrs this country IN 20
well above this average in order to
make an impressive demonstration Of
unity"
II is estimated th"rc have hccn Ij0. 400
subscribers T." the loan in tho Cleveland
district and 4nn.no in the Richmond
district.
Moro smnll bonds arr being sold in
this loan than wcrr sold in the second
hence tho individual number Of sub
scribcrs must ho much larger now in
order to raise tho amount Of money
equal to that raised in the second loan.
Never before in any of tho three Lib
rrty Loan campaigns have so many
solicitors hccn in the field as will step
forth Tomorrow morning . All OF tha
regular salnsmcn. rvcn in the districts
that have attained their quotas. have
their books open and arc eagerly solicit
ing every available dollar IN order TO
Put the loan high over thr top. This
number Includes women IA we'll as mon.
To pick zip tho stray subscribers. thor"
are 4chnnn Boy Scout workers in tn"
field They started cleaning last Sat
urday and their first days work was
highly encouraging They nrc out to
heat the sion. .nnn. nnn tntal they rolled up
in the second campaign.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-29
Of
ALLIES WILL
HALT TEUTONS
FRENCH CONFIDENCE
REMAINS UNSHAKEN
Despite Success of the Enemy
in the Capture Of Mont
KENNEL.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Saturday,. April - (by Tne
Associated Pr:ss)-The stern oppoSi-
tion encountered by the Germans in
their attacks in tho region Of the
Sommc and in Flanders. near kcmmcl
hill. has prevented them thus far from
dcvcloning their renewed offensive on
the great scale which they undoubtedly
intended Each Of their attacks may be
rrgarnd ms an effort 10 prepare the way
Tor Il moro extended action in the event
If m inrportant initial success at either
po;ut, nut tho T., siStancc offered at both
rlrrrs apparently discourage the Ter
man commanders from launching more
serious attempts 10 break through.
In picarGy, where tho Germans at
tempted 10 divide the French from the
British around Villcrs-BrctonncuX and
uanCard. tho inc remained today very
much the Same as II was before the at
tack was begun three days ago. There
has been no resumption Of the infantry
fighting since last night. The only re-
suit Of the C:nrmarss onslaught. IN
which they utilized eight divisions IS
lhr Ivss Of largo number of men. with
ont any advance and certainly without
obtaining any jumping off place for the
hoped for rnal attack they had planned
~ make if successful The allied COM
mand"r in chief decided. when tho Ger
mans q .cupicd NillcrS- tirctonneuX and
Nangard. that their continued possess
sion LAY tho rncmy would endangrr the
security of tho line in front OF Amensr
and Immediately sent forces with orders
to rcrapturc them. The attacks ut these
noinls We're executed with the greatest
courage and success.
Further north. whcr" tho Germans
gained kdmmcl hill by the employ
mont nr nine divisions. the allied COM
mander in chief regarded it unnecessary
20 mako thr sacrifice which would have
hecn cntnilrd in rrgnining tho lost tor
ritory, since ii is not essential 10 the
maintenance nf tho allied positions. In
this Way the allied reserves arc spared
intact for future uS". Meanwhile the
Germans are using up large numbers or
ihrjr cfrcclivrS without obtaining the
important nhj""iiv"s for which they
aimed. There ;S confidence among the
allies. in IN" ability to hold tho Germans
wherever they rhnns" In make STAND.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-29
BOY SCOUTS AND ELKS
WILL SHOW ACTIVITY
Determination to Go "Over
the Top" Shown By
Every Worker.

II wheeling Is to reach the goal set
carly In the Third Liberty Loan drive,
s1oe. 900 worth Of Liberty Loan bonds
must be purchased every day during the
remainder OF the campaign. 70 make the
drive Il success. which closes Saturday.
May 4. 1t is now up to the people OF
the city to kick In literally. as prac-
sically all the large firms have bought
a large amount OF bonds. and the small
subscriptions will have TO be tho ones
10 send Wheeling 'over the top" The
remaining days Of this week Will see
whether Wheeling will fall down or not
in raising $4,000 900. which was tho
goal set. and if any citizen Of this town
considers himself patriotic he will dig
down in his pocket and buy bonds until
his pocket book cries out for mercy.
Tho Whitaker-Glessner company is the
only large concern which has not sub
scribed for Its full amount. and IT win
do 50 this week However. this will not
make up the deficiency OF 100000. and
the loan committees will have TO work
hard to dispose of this amount of
bonds.
The grand total. as given out by the
banks late Saturday evening was near
s4.4o0, counting in the subscriptions
secured by the Boy Scouts Saturday
evening.
The final drive viii be started bright
and early this morning with flourish,
and all the workers will be at their
posts same as they have since the cam
paign was inauguratcd- but Will put
more pep in their work il such thing
is possible. The drive which the BOY
Scouts are making is sure 10 go n Ions
way towards making UP the deficiency
for they have been working energctical-
" for this cause. The Elks' drive In the
rural district also will help lot.
william Walters. secretary or the loar
committee here stated last evening that
II would take every effort on the part
OF the Wheeling citizens to reach the
coal set He said he thought that the
coal of $1,000. 900 would ho reached by
next Saturday. but that there would DC
but "A slight over-suhscrlption-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-29

CAMP LEE. Petersburg. Va. April -5.
for pass moi to bc issued. but Cupid
would not be defeated. John T. Duv:,l.
recently arrived rookie from Richmond.
Va. and Miss SaIlic Nance. Of Charles
city. VA, had planned 10 m. married
and tho induction uf tn" groom into IN"
srrvicc did not Interfere with IN" per-
forming Of the ceremony. Duval anp!lnd
for n pass. which was refused. The
bride w:ls notified and c;Lmc 10 Camp
.ce. where tho ceremony was performed
this afternoon in tn" Y. NJ. g.. \. hos
tess house II WAS tho first ceremony
snlemnizcd within the caRtnnment and
likewise was tho christ tcninE event for
tho hostess house.
Tho ceremony was unusual in many
respects. II was performed in tho sec
retaryS room Of the hostess house by
Lieut. Ewnll. chaplain Of the 3l5th field
artillery The room WAS decorated with
dngwood blossoms and Snowhalls. Eart-
Gus secretaries of the !. W. c. y. acted
as attendants while guest mt the
house donated bouquet for tho bride
Immediately after the ceremony. we'd.
ding dinner was served the bridal pnrty
on the porch Of thr hostess house.
Ambulance Presented
The Improved Order Of Rcd Men Of
Virginia, West Virginia and PcnnSyl-
vania did its bit today by presenting
an ambulance to the base hospital nj
Camp Lee The keynote Of united rf-
fort on the part of every man. cNcry
woman, and every social and fraternal
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-29
SAILOR BOYS BODY "
REACHES CHARLESTON

CHARLESTON. W. Va. April oS.--
The remains cf Cnrl Hail. son Of Mt.
and Mrs. IL S. Hall uf this city. who
was one OF those killed on hoard the
United States destroyer MHnley in Eu-
ropean waters several weeks ago. ar
rived safely in Charleston today and
were taken 10 lilo home.
According 10 word received by th"
f:Lnily here. impressive funeral s"rv-
irns were hold at m English port for
Hall and fifteen 'hrrs who lost their
lives in tn" explosion. and they wer" at
tended ny officers and members Of tho
crews Of the entire flotilla.
No arrangements have been made for
the young mans funeral here. !Ie was
member Of last years baseball team
in Charleston and was widely known for
his athletic ability. He was born and
reared hero and is the first Charleston
hoy TO. die in the service abroad. 1t is
said
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-29
7, R, TAKES FALL OUT
OF The CONSCIENTIOUS
OBJECT0R IN SPEECH

NEW YORK. April 2S.-No American
has n right 10 nights sleep unless
during the day he has done something
To aid in the war against Germany o'-
rl,rcd Colonel Theodore Roosevelt To-
nigh, in urging 4 large audirnc" ut TN:
BROOKLYN Academy Of Music 10 invest
in the Third Liberty Loan.
:"Thc man who docs not think That II
WIS Americas duty t" fight Tor her
own sake. in view of the intacouS con-
duct Of Germany toward us stands On i
level with a man who wouldn't think 1t
necessary to fight in private NuaFrel
because his wife's fac" was slapped.
asserted tho former President. prriac-
ing sn attack on the conscientious OBJ
jector."
II would try to find nut what h" Is
conscientious about said the colonel.
.~Fe may b.. conscientious about Killing
sornbody else: he mny II" conscientious
about keeping his own carcass safe from
injury.
.Tr ne merely objects ln killing some
ono else. then send him I" IN" front
with a spade t. dig trenches in tn" dan
rrr zone. or clSo put him on HI!h"
sweeper. IF h" says thar his r"nScl'n'H
rorbids him TO do any of th" n"r"sSary
work Of national srlfdcrcnsc. then
would ans'"nr that my CnnScicnc" would
forbid me /" !ot him vote.
The American who is not now h"3E'
and soul in favor If fighting this war
through 10 victorious conclusion is
a traitor 70. this country and i" man
kind. He is. unfit In lir" III .Nnt"ri"a.
He il unfit to hc a fr"" man. for his
soul is the soul of a slave"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-29
Bic MINE FIRE
PROBABLY ACT
OF |NCEND|ARY
Power House and Other
Buildings Burned 300
Men Thrown Idle.

Fire discovered at II o'clock last
night in the engine r"om vt tho Fort
Pitt cool mines nj Dilli"s Bottom. in
R"lmnn. county Ohio. opposite Mounds
Wills. ragged for three hours and caused
a loss estimated ut 5n.nhn. which is re-
ported to bc partilly covered by insur-
;lncc.
Just before II o'clock tho engineer
and Night Waterman Johnson we're in
tho engine room together. and there
wils no sign OF lire. The latter l"f; L"
gn tu another part "f ,hc plant. and in
loss than two minutes hr heard the
alarm whistle. Running TO the power
house hr encountered the engineer. VINO
was running from the building, shout
ing that the interior WAS mass 0f
flames. Tho fire started at ono side OF
.hr "nyin" room and spread /" all parts
of the structure within n few seconds.
Eolh ,nrn were nf tn" opinion that The
fire must lav, been of inrcndiary ori-
rim hut could point tn nothing that
would involve amy particular persons in
tho piut This WAS the third iir" nj the
rlnnt within the past tcw Y"""S.
cinr house nrh power house. rs we'll
as tn" hos" house. whrr" ih" single
line Of hos" used fnr tr" protection
was ln";Iird and this prevented tho rnrn
~ the mines from putting up an "tIcr-
tive fight against The fire ticnd. Ih"
Iir" next attacked III" hrilg" leading Il"
th" rlrnIr. Th" river tinrl" was par
iiHl1y burned but lh" rail tpplc "S-
captd great da,nH%" The bridge. how
ever was destroyed.
With the flames raging the mouth OF
ground were dcvuicd largely to getting
the several hundred miners Of the night
shift from the min". This they snr-
r"rti"d in accomplishing without the
loss Of Il single life or INJURY 10 any
ono.
Soon after IN" fiji" started m appeal
for MD was ph"n"d !" the Bcllaire hr"
department. which sent 4 truck. cheTi-
cal and h"Sc rc.l OH Il special train
with which "ffrrtv" work WIS done in
preventing til" further spread of tn"
flames which threatened Ia destroy the
store building and several Others.
\ rigid investigation nf the origin or
thu fire Is being made. and the ohio
state fire marshal is expected Ia b" ON
the seen" today.
into idl"nnsS for at least I week. and
possibly longer. The company has Il
now power house. just completed. and
this will he put into commission us soon
RS possible.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-29
RICHMOND ROOKIE NOT CHEATED
Of HIS BRIDE THOUGH MILITARY
PASS WAS NOT To Be ObTA|NED

organization In the United States to win
the war was sounded In every part OF
tho services which marked the presen-
tntion. The T. AI. O. A. auditorium was
we'll filled with an audience Of soldiers
in Uniform, Red Men in regalia and
civilians. The cheers of the members
uf the order 10 "scaIp the kaiser" struck
n happy chord they marched to th0j
auditorium. n
Led by the 3lith artillery band. the
parade made it's way from the edge OF
cuup to the auditorium. The 306th
sanitary train. numbering some seven
hundred men,, formed the honorary
escort and about four hundred Red Men
In regalIa followed with officers from
Camp Leo in autos. as. were tho RedI
Mnh high officials from the three stat
all In full rasaita.
The invuuatinn was by Rev. K:
Mcclure. aftor which a short introdud
tion, was followed by the presentattot
Of th1 ambulance tn Camp Leo by r.
{. Sullivan, the great sachem OF thej
order. Remarks H.: r, f. Hawkins,
great Eachen, III West Virginia, we're
followed Ivy nn acc"ptapcc Of tho AN.
hulanc- by Lieut.. Colonel FERDINAND
Schmtlter. Captain a. NJ. Dobie, Aide
to GAn, Oronhhite followed. expressing
resrsH that tho general could not be
prescott, and giving due recognition 70
the patriotism or the members or the
Red Mems order in making this pr~-;
s.utatfnn, He emphasized the import.
aucu Of every one, In whateveV line OK
ltts's actiritiea doing his part In ~
lns TO win this war, -
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LoNDoN, April 2e.-The Gernans
made an attack yesterday afternoon
on the northern side OF tho Flanders
salient and captured the town of
voormezeele. two miles south Of
Ypres, but were driven out last night
by a counter-attack, the var office
announces. Late at night the Ger
mans again attacked on this front.
The statement follows:
yesterday afternoon a hostile at
tack developed in the neishborhood
Of voor1nezeele. The enemy succeed
cd in capturing the village, but was
driven out early IN the night by our
couuter-aItack. At y late hour the
enemy again attacked in this locality.
There was local fighting through
out the night on both sides of the
Ypres- Confines canal. Successful
raids in which we captured over fifty
prisoners and four machine guns and
trench mortars, were carried out last
night south Of Gavrelle and In The
Lens and Hill 70 sectors. A raid at
tempted by the enemy north Of Ball
leul was repuused.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-29
Wheeling 10 Reach Its Goal
of Five Millions This Week
Germans Revolt But
Hundreds Recaptured
By the Hollanders

AMSTERDAM, April oS.-The report
current last week that Germany had
sent an ultilnatum TO Holland led to a
revolt among Germans intcrncd ut tn"
Napcnvcld camp, according to Il dispatch
from Hattem. Holland. to the llet Nolk.
The guards are said to have been over
powered by 1000 Germans. who fled in
all directions. Frontier points were
notified Immediately and mounted 20
lice searched tho countryside. Many
Germans succeeded in nassinE through
Almelo or Hcngelo on tho way back n
Germany, but the police rounded up the
majority Of them IN groups Of twenty
five 70 fifty.
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"The artillery activity continues on
both sides on the battle fronts"

PARIS, April 2S.-violent artillery
fighting occurred last night north OF
the Avre (southeast of Amiens) and
In the region between Lassigny and
Noyou Ton the southern side OF the
Pica-dy battle 'front.', the war office
reported this afternoon. French troops
repu1sed German attacks northwest
Of Rheims and in the sectors Of st.
M1hiel (near which are stationed the
American troops which wore attacked
by the Germans a week ago. Lune-
Vile lin the vicinity Of which there
has been an American force) and Le-
Pretre wood. The statement follows:
I'm the course Of the night there
was violent artillery fighting north OF
the Avre and In tho region between
LassIgpy and Noyon- North Of the
observation-disclosures we made two sue
cessfCl raids on the German lines and
brought back twenty-five prisoners.
"The French reprlsed German at
tacB, made after spirited bonn bard
ments, northwest OF Rheims and in
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OF Locre was repnrt"d to be developing
thlS att'rh'oti' C'"'' "'Se' Wv, 't''I,'s.
act'"n 'oda! has otch co'''t'tcu ~ 'o', ,h.
ensasrmentS on o'leF'n' paf's VI ''0
oa'''e ifo"'S'
South Of the Sommc a number OF
prisoners nave o'eH p,Iuht' ,";,,o "I w..
u.,,on,,x ~, >"o hr,iIl.r,. activity con,in-
,'t ,l,.
-. IT, n.i,, ,,,,.-,.
ms afternoon lhe '"St'te ''' '!''e'
heavily ooHpardrd our posln"nS IN ."'
fprcS sector Tn" thlrk loS SATURDAY
prevented aerial opcNtlonS.
---
PARIS. April 2S.-Ihc war o1rlcc an
nounccment tonight READS mere
were violent h"inhS 'tlhi"ntS from VIZ
l"rS br"tonneuA |" - Luce F1EeF dao
in tn" region west -: \"yon.
--------.'--
The entire allied lin" in France and
Flanders still stands hrmly. No"heFc
have the Germans been able 10 make u
further dent in it. Hard lighting has
| been In progress on inc 1preS S''cIet
around Noormczeelc and 10 the south
at I.ocrc Both places have several
times changed hands. but at last reports
Eonrmczerlr had btEu rccapturcd by the
I:ritish. but the Germans had obtained
another foothold in 14ocre.
! ,-o,,r,.,o.1. r,s ,ak,n hy the Ger
,o,. Sn,rr,.r I'm, tho British in a
;S~a, ,aor ,,.I,n !, hark and since have
ia :, irT1ic,i,~ hcory casualties on
T., r,,ouad orrorts TO takf
tt ..'1
liz p'''
Inc b'''"'t"T nov -
points along the front heio oy tr'
; French to pierce the llnc' Out ever!
! where have been repulseo. nolaoa! "a
tn: st! Nihiel and. l.uneFAile- SECTORS ~
where rccentlE american 'roops HN
stationed. %hether u1e Auiei II'1's
again came INT" comoeH WIN -he .Nel' ~,
WAS not rouchSa'"u o! inc rFene'' oi ~
clal c"'itnun'cation'
ASIDE 1Foth 'n'se dttNs @ ~
uuiulpo an op r,iIIs-,. duoIs
| hr'tiSn anu 'iie "e IN 49,. -,
n't|c ~ ~, c- . h.,cr
the fFcHSh a'lu LIZ, -
/ carrying out mighty reciprocal pom
pardnehts n'''" oh IiIe ~ 1.t 80 n1
III the region oetNs'' 'e"'
As whole there il no matera
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-29
BRITISH TANK IN
PITTSBURGH AROUSES
GREAT ENTHUSIASM

PGTTSB SBUEGH. April '2s.--The British
tank. "Eritannia.' lent to the city Of
Pittsburgh by the British and Canadian
recruiting mission. to aid in the cam
paigu for the third Liberty loan. was
the center to-day of the largest pa
trotic mass meeting held in Pittsburgh
since the declaration of war against
Germany. The tank which has Scen
service on the western front in Franco.
served rs Il rostrum for speakers who
addressed more than 100000 persons
who crowded Flagstaff hill in Schcnly
Park this afternoon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-29
CAPTAIN WARE WILL
COMMAND R|VERmEN
IN j. S. A, SERVICE

Official announcement was made sun
day of thu appointment Of Walter Ware.
ono cf IN" best known younger ONO
rirrrmru "f hr up-th"-rivrr trade as
captain in the United States army. enSl-
ncrrin- corps. for Immediate service II!
III" inland waterways nt TN" fr"nch re-
public. He will lcav" within week on
his overseas mission.
AIR. Ware has resided for some Years
at IT. Thomas. NY. lie will have charge
in France Of SnIn, Of the most important
wartime shipping movements or supplies
and the appointment NJ this critical time
Is ono uf decided honor.
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GERMAN At TACK ON THE AMERICAN l.
FRONT HALTED IN ITS INCEPTION

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Saturday. April 2T.-fEE IN"
Associated. Press 9TH" enemy laid
down n heavy harrage in front Of tn"
American trenches IN the T"ul sector
Mt 3 o'clock this morning. the bonn
hardment lasting an hour
After m interval Of silence. he re-
pcated the performance 1T five O'Clock
and half an hour later the German in
fantry started for the American lines
So intense was the American counter
attack that the enemy was repulsed
without getting close enough To bn en-
raeed by the American infantry.
The Germans have been stripping tho
bodies of dead French soldiers in other
sectors and. wearing these clothes. have
como over at the point where the French
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-29
OPERATORS PROTEST..

NEW YORK, April 2S.-Two hundred
telegraph operators held meeting here
t oday 10 protest against the alleged dis
charge By telegraph companies OF oper-
ators who join the unions. Resolutions
were adopted declaring such action was
contrary 10 the agreement between labor
and capital to secure industrial peace
during the war. The resolutions called
upon President Wilson and Secretary Of
Labor Wilson to investigate conditions
and check the alleged anti-union activi-
ties Of the companies.