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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-15
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-15
CEMETERY WORK

CEMETERY WORK-CharlcS i. ScnGe-
walt East Goth ST., National phone
ll11-Y. Wheeling. does tombstone clean
ing and lettering. Get his prices first.
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-15
begged to be allowed to continue his


front line courier service.
Another lieutenant, commanding a
machine gun unit, just missed being
struck by a shell which buried the
gun, but he ordered his men to dig
out the piece, and soon had it firing
again into the German positions.
Scores Of men and officers who
had been assigned to rear line duty
pleaded for an opportunity to go to
the front line. The artiIerymen
also did courageous work and fur.
nished wonderful support for the
American infantry.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-15

LONDON. April l4.-"on Saturday 1t
was cloudy and misty" says al official
statemen. On aerial operations tonight
"but ouI low-flyiug luachires dropped
1900 bombs on enemy troops on roads
leading TO the front. Only few fights
occurred. and the results were indeci-
sive. One Of our rrachires is missing"
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The Bat Tie
CONTINUED from First Page.)

ported intact last night along all parts
% tho Lys tattle front, the war office
announced today.
Fighting was resumed on the northern
part Of the front during the night near
Neuve Eglise, and this morning the en-
gagement il this sector was continued
by the launching of new enemy attacks
in the neiGhborhood Of Bailleul.
Strong attacks by the Germans on the
Metern- line were repul6ed
by the British after heavy fighting,
which began yesterday and lasted
throughout the evening. Early In the
night the enery's fourth attack Of the
day ur>1 Neuve Eglise was repulsed.
The Germans also were beaten off in
an attempt against the British defenses
near Festuhcce, on the southerly side Of
me Lys front.
The text OF the statement reads:
After heavy fighting lasting through
ont the evening, strong attacks launched
by tho cnclny yesterday afternoon from
Metercr 20 wulvcrghem were repulsed.
early in the night the enemy again
attacked al Nenve Eglise for the fourth
time during the day and once more was
rernlsed.
Tn addition to the attacks already re-
ported, the enemy made a deter1n1n ed
attempt yesterday evening against oar
defense in the neighborhood of FeStu-
bert AID VAS beaten off.
ION this portion Of the battle front
and ncrthwestward, as far as LOGON
numerous bodies of hostile troops were
effectively engaged during the evening
at short range by our infantry and az
tillery fire.
"Ae the end of the day of continuous
fighting and frequent assaults, many OF
them delivered with great strength on
al! parts of the Iiys battle front, ont
line was reported to be intact.
"TEe ereuy's losses throughout yes
tertlay's fighting arc reported to have
been most severe.
In the course Of the night, fighting
was renewed about ITeuvc E2lise, and
this morning the enemy recommended
his attacks in the ueighborhood Of Bail
l:ul Fighting IS continuing on this
frcat.
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BERLIN, via Londcn. April l4.-Ger-
naa troops. according t tie official re-
pore from headquarters to-day. n:'do a
successful att.tck against the Americans
north ~ s.. Hrlh:c! The Germans claim
70 have irfhcted heavy losses and ~
have taken prisoners. The text ot tie
statement follows:
"cr ,the T.ys baStle tront VIC gained
Ground as result OF hard fighting.
South Of Couvn river. General Ercr-
la:dt's troops penetrated the enemy
poGi zion southwest nt Wulrcrshcm "rr.
took Nicuwc:icrkc by storm after des-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-15

Wanted-Roomers and Boarders
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PARIS. hprjl lf.-Lively artillery &C
.lvity during last night on the front be-
tween Mnpttiidier and Noyou. where
French also hare been actively conduct
ing accommodating operations, is re-
ported In So-day's war office statement.
Otherwise. except for raids here and
there. the front was quiet. The text Of
che statement reads:
THE activity Of the artillery was
somewhat lively between Montd;dicr and
Toyoo. French accommodating parties
operating in this region brought In pris-
ouerS.
NORTH of ST. Mlhicl, and in Lorraine
in -he region ot EInhe r1neuil and Bures,
the French penetrated the German lneg
and took half score Of prisoners.
Then French repulSed tcrta tive rait,s
by TIE Germans no~th OF Hill 3o4 tVer-
dun front) IN the region OF s.. Nihic.,
in the Woevrc and at Col lu EouhCmnle.
The night was quiet on tEe remain
der OF tho :rort."
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perate struggle with bodies of British
troops who counter-attacked.
AN attack carried through in tho
evening hours under the leadership OF
General Maercken brought US into pos
cession of a height to the west Of the
town.
Near Bailleu1 fighting occurred with
variable results. Meris and VieuI Ber-
1uin were taken
Enemy forces which were pushing
forward toward the battle front sustain
ed heavy losses by our fire, which was
effectively directed by ground and air
observations.
ION the battle front on both sides OF
the Sonme there have been artillery
duels. An attack by several French
battalions against Hainviners sangun-
arily collapsed; numerous prisoners re-
manned in orr hands.
North of st. MihiGf, we carried out
successful thrust against tho American
trcops. We inflicted heavy losses on
them and brought back prisoners.
In aerial battles during the last few
DAVIS 81 enemy airplanes and three cap
tive balloons wc-o shot down. Lieute1-
ant Menckhof attained his Gath aerial
victory.
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ROME, April 14.-"..-!c activity cf the
hostile artillery was confined to tles1.l-
tory, Intermittent ccncertra tons of fire
along the entire front" ~ays Ioday's war
office report I'VE carried out effective
concentrations against enemy batteries
on the Asiago plateau and along The
Piave.
Enemy patrols were dispersed hy
ricle and machine gun fire in tho La
Ear,na valley. or engage aad rcpulscd
by detachments of our allies IN the Ash
ago basin"
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BERLIN, via London, April 14-The
evening statement from general head
quarters says:
ION the Lys batt'e field there have
been successful engagements between
Nieuwerkerke and Vieux Bcrquin."
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PARIS, April lathe war office I'll
nouncement tonight says:
The day was marked only by recipro-
cal commandments at var!ous points
along the front; there was no infantry
action"
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
STRICKEN WITH
 HEART FAILURE DURING MEETING Ernest H. Phelps Drops Un- conscious at Prayer Meet ing Wednesday Evening. DEATH OCCURRED
 IN SHORT TIME Lifelong Resident of Bridge port, Employed at Singer
 Manufacturing Go.

Fortunate in the hour of his death, Ernest H Phelps, of 46 Park avenue, was stricken with heart failure at Wednesday evening prayer meeting of Park Street Congregational church, just as he had concluded his testi- mony, asserting the advantages of the Christian life, and telling of his feel ing that there was peace between himself and his Maker.
 The sudden illness of MT. Phelps was followed by his death in few hours. He was aided to his home by his fellow worshippers, and cared for until the end.
 Mir. Phelps was a lifelong resident of Bridgeport, and had been in the employ of the Singer Company as a foreman for many years. Ko was a member of the Washington Park Methodist church, a member of the church official board, and very active in all church interests. He had been in i'll health for several years, suffer ing high blood pressure. His widow survives him.
 At meeting of the official church board last evening a committee of i've was pointed to represent board al the funeral services which will be held at the late home tomorrow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
WOMEN CAST VOTE HIN ELECTION FOR BUSINESS AGENT
Over 1000 Votes Cast at Noon-Large Percentage
 of Women at Booth.

At noon today over 1000 votes had been cast for election of officers in the Bridgeport labor district, No. 55. The most conspicuous feature of the e1ec- tion was the number of women who steadily flocked to the headquarters at 1087 Broad street to take advantage of the voting privilege which was theirs for the first time today in labor circles. The night forces from the factories were on hand at 10 o'clock when the polls were opened, and the voting was brisk up to the noon hour.
 The Bridgeport district comprises most of the workers in Fairfield county, and over 5000 people are en- titled to a vote in the selection of the business agent and assistant for the coming year. The man receiving the largest number of votes will be busi- ness agent, and the man receiving the second largest will be his assistant. There are three candidates, Samuel Lavit, Philip Desilets and Lorne Be- noit
 Local officers for the Machinists' | union No.30, are also holding the cleo tton of financial secretary. Harry Morris, who has held the office for the past term, is again a candidate, and David Clydesdale is his opponent,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
CHINESE NEAR TO DEATH FROM BLOW
 UPON THE HEAD
Long Tow at St. Yincent's s May Die-Assailants Held
 By City Court.

"Still in very critical condition" $ the report made from St. Vincent's
 hospital today on the condition of Long Tow, a waiter in a Chinese res taurant who is suffering from a fractured skull due to a fight in the restaurant in 65 State street yesterday. John Gonzales of 84 Highland avenue and Mike Mora, his assailant, are in jail in default of bonds of $500 to await the result of Tows injuries. Gonzales and Mora went into the restaurant about noon yesterday for meal and a dispute arose about tho quality of soup served, which Con-
 zales said had q dead roach in it. He
 was told he could get out and started
 to do so, but was halted to pay for the | order. He refused to pay and is al- legged to have struck Tow over the head with a coffee cup.
 There was a general row in which
 Mora participated, with others in the restaurant. Chairs and tables were overturned, and the furniture suffer- ed. Policemen McNamara and Mo- Carthy quelled the riot, summoned the emergency ambulance for Long Tow, and locked Gonzales and Mora up af- ter their wounds had been dressed. At first it was thought Tow was not seriously injured, but examination by i Dr. J. F. Keegan at the Emergency | hospital showed indications of a frac- tured skull and he was rushed to St. 1 Vincent's where the diagnosis was
 confirmed. An operation was perform i ed last night and he has a chance for
 recovery, but is in a critical condi- ! ton.
 1 Gonzales and Mora appeared before Judge Bartlett in the city court today and the cases were continued until 1 December IA, the bond of $100 bein;
 increased to $500 which neither was i able to furnish
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
Studied Indifference
 Greets Yankee Troops
Gen. Pershing Urges People to Return to Normal
 Pursuits. MUST NOT INQUEST
 MILITARY AFFAIRS 13O Airplanes. Found At Treves Ready for Deliv-
 cry to Allies.

With the American Army of Occu- patton, Monday, Dec. 2-(By the As sociated Press)-Studied indifference again characterized the German re- ception of American troops on thelr way to the Rhine today. General Dickman's army renewed it's advance at daylight and by tonight had reach ed the line approximately 12 miles to the eastward. Scores of additional villages and small towns were brought under the domination of the American army. but none of them are of great importance. At American headquar- ters in Treves, General Brown, as military governor, and General Smith, who is in charge of civilian affairs, have begun the work of adminlstra- ton. Local authorities in virtually every community have agreed to re- tain their posts and cooperate in the maintenance of order.
 General Pershing has issued a pro- clamation calling upon people to re- turn to their normal pursuits and as- surfing them that if the conduct o1 military affairs Is not molested and ii good order is kept, they will not be interfered with. The proclamation gives information of the places Ameri- can forces will occupy under the terms of the armistice and explains in detail which towns will be garrisoned and which will be merely included in occupied territory. This proclama- ton, posted on walls in different places, has been read carefully by crowds, but there has been no sign of emotion evident
 (Continued On Page Eleven)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
HALE EMPLOYED TO SPREAD HUN
 PROP PACANDA
Bielaski Tells Senate Com mittee of His Trip to Ger
 many in 1916 for Hearst.

Washington, Dec. 6-In telling his story of German propaganda in America, A. Bruce Bielaski, chief of the bureau of investigation of the de- partment of justice, today laid before the senate committee investigating brewery and German propaganda ca blegrams exchanged in 1916 by Count von Bernstorff, then ambassador here, and the Berlin foreign office.
 One of Bernstorff's messages urged that special favor be shown William Bayard Hale, an American about to visit Berlin as newspaper cores pondent, because he was employed by the Hearst organs, which the message said, had outspokenly placed themselves on the German side.
 Bielaskt told the committee thAt Hale was on the Hearst payroll for $500 a week, and also was employed at $15,0OO a year by a publicity or ganization formed in this country by Dr. Bernard Dernburg, the German propagandist.
 Suggesting on June 2, 1916, that the time was favorable ito get Hearst
 to send a first rate journalist to Der lin," Bernstoff told the foreign of fleet that the man selected was Hale who he said, had been a confiden'
 tial. agent of the embassy since the beginning of the war and was bound as such by contract to June 2S, 1918 Hearst" the ambassadors message said, Ifs not aware that Hale is our agent, but knows him only as Ger manoph1le journalist, who has contrib uted leading articles to papers,"
 Hale, according to Bielaski, was paid by the German government to | (Continued On Page Eleven)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
KOVACS GOES TO STATES PRISON; ATTACKED WIFE
Receives Sentence of Ne Less Than Four Nor More
 Than Five Years.

John Kovacs, Hungarian, of this city, charged with assault and intent to kill his wife on August 24, last, was arraigned before Judge William S. Chase in the Criminal Superior court this morning, pleading guilty to the charge and sentenced to not less than four years and not more than five years in States Prison.
 Kovacs is said to have attacked his wife with a razor and cut her throat Her condition was 50 serious that she had been confined to the hospital for a long time. Kovacs stated in court that he was not in the habit of car- rying razors with him in his pockets, but could not explain why he pos sesed one on the day of the tragedy.
 Michael Conway, who was described h court by Public Defender DeForeSt as one of those unfortunates who loaf around in the city, pleaded guilty to a charge of theft and was given three months in the county jail. Conway, during the course of his wanderings stroIled into General Bishops garage and investigated the place. He espied vest on a hook and after examining 1t, found a watch. which he took and immediately left the place. The watch was one given to Gen. Bishops hired man, James McMurdy, and after it's disappearance was finally located at one of the local pawn shops, where Conway had left 1t for an indefinite time.
 Conway claimed that he was drunk on the night of his deeds and was not responsible. Owing to the fact that he had been arrested twice before on the charge of drunkenness, Judge Case thought it best to give him three months in which he could see how 1t feels to be sober for @ while.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
SAVINGS BANKS MAY INCORPORATE AS TRUST cos, Bridgeport Savings Bank Directors Invited to. Dis
 cuss Proposition. MATTER MIGHT THEN
 GO TO DEPOSITORs City Savings Banks May Take Up With Directors
 Similar Change.

Bridgeport Savings Bank has addressed it's directors by circular, inviting them to con- sider a project to turn the bank into a trust company. The pro- posal is tentative, and amounts to nothing more than a propo- sition to ascertain if the matter is in a state to be taken up with the depositors.
 It was said in banking circles, this morning, that the City Savings Bank had under consideration a similar plan.
 These banks are organized under the time honored Connecticut mutual system, without stockholders. Before these banks could make the change from mutuals to trust companies they would need charter amendments from the General Assembly, or new corporations would have to be form. ed, under special charter, or genera laws.
 The standing of the Bridgeport Savings Bank on October 1, 1917 shows that the sum of $10,795,. 183.51 was the total investment ol the depositors, the surplus and un. divided profits amounted to $392,. 994.15.
 The City Savings Bank on the same date had S11, ,367, ,451.O6 on de posit, with surplus and undivided profits amounting to SAY, ,428.13.
 S. M. Hawley, secretary and treas urer of the Bridgeport Savings Bank refused to make statement thi! morning.
 R. W. Coggswell, secretary of tht City Savings Bank, said that he hat nothing to say.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
COMMUNICATION WITH HOSPITAL
 SHIP IS BROKEN Comfort, Returning From Europe with Wounded Sol diers, Not Heard From. MANY OTHER BOATS
 IN SAME LOCATION Last Message Conveyed the Fact She Was Delayed by
 Heavy Storm.

New York, Dec. 6.---The army au- thorittes here announced today they had been unable to get in touch by wireless with the United States hos lpital ship Comfort since yesterday af- ternoon. The last wireless message received from the vessel, which is re- turning from Europe with American wounded troops, reported she was de- layed by a heavy storm, but was not in distress.
 It is believed by the military au- thorities that the Comforts wireless apparatus may have been put out of
 commission by the storm. Army off, Gers emphasized that other incoming vessels have been similarly delayed
 by the storm conditions known to be prevailing at sea.
 The military authorities pointed also to the circumstance that many ships are passing eastward and west ward along the course which the Com Tort was taking when last heard from IT the hospital ship was in distress she would have been able to signal at least one of these vessels, which in 1 turn presumably would have reported
 the fact by wireless. Efforts here to communicate with the Comfort are continuing
 The wounded soldiers on board num- Der 401. It is not known here whethe she carries any wounded officers. The
 berth reserved for her at Hoboken iS
 on the opposite side of the same pier
 from which the transport George
 Washington sailed with President
 Wilson on Wednesday for France. | There is no cause for apprehen-
 sion regarding the Comfort" said Brig. General G. H. McManus, in
 command of the port of authorization.
 All ships have been coming in some
 what late owing to the storm. We did not expect the Comfort to arrive l before today. It is not strange that
 we have not been able to get the
 Comfort by wireless. as something
 may have gone wrong with her wire- | less apparatus"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
BOLSHEvIKI CAUSE RIOTS
 IN BERLIN
Considerable Firing Said to Have Occurred in Prin-
 cipal Streets.

London, Dec. 6.-Germany-Se Serious disorders have arisen In Berlin and considerable firing has occurred in the principal streets. according to reports reaching the Dutch-German frontier, says a message to an Exchange Tele- graph from Amsterdam. The trouble Is said to have been caused by the German Bolsheviki.
 The Zurich correspondent of the Paris Journal reported Thursday that he had received advices that a terror ist revolution would break out in Ber- lin Friday evening. The revolters, it was added, would be led by Dr. Lieb- knecht, the Radical Socialist, who was said to have 15,oOO well armed men under his command.
 From the above despatch it is ap- parent the disorders occurred before Friday evening.
 Copenhagen. Thursday Dec. 5.-As- sertions that Allied and American forces will temporarily occupy Berlin, as exercising police supervision, is published in the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung of Berlin, which says that an American wireless dispatch to this ef- feet has been intercepted by the Ger mans. The newspaper says Mannheim will be similarly occupied. The req son for this action on the part of the Allies Is said to be a "regrettaIble tn- cident during which a supervisor of a prisoners camp shot three free Ftenchmen."
 London, Dec. 6.-Prince Adalbert third son of the former German Elm perQr, has joined, the present govern ment, according to a Berlin dispatch to the Express. He Is now at Pots dam, 1t Is said.