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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-05
(By the Associated Press. }

Nowhere are the armies of allies being permitted
rest On the fronts Flanders France Italy Albania and Turkey
the enemy still ground is being compelled throw
strong reinorcements his battle line to hold back his ag
gressors.
In Belgian Flanders the Began British French troops
still driving forward although their speed has been somewhat less
cned by reason of bad condition of the ground
The enemy swiftly evacuaug the salient between Armentres
and Lens and the standing miles southwest OF
17e over front of about four miles between and Equng
hem at the place having gained position asde the Lens
Lille railroad. ~..--'
Notwithstanding violent and line strengthened
by fresh reserves the St. Quentin and Cambria have
essed eastward from the region of lie the north have
improved their positions Cambria well that apparently this I'M
rotan town soon Taken all in aH the auatlop OF the
Germans nthis salient be critical and the Crisis at hand
Far to the rear aerial reported the roads oongesed
with atng troops being by machine fire Of
the aen AS fires everywhere to be see and II Is
evident the enemy realizing must give further ground is Wig
orously applying the torch.
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MON 7 IS
TAKEN BY j. 8.
IN NEW At TACK
5000 PRISONERS IN
HANDS OF YANKEES
Drive Proceeds, With Further
Ground Mopped Up by
,Pershing's Men.
(sy the Associated Press)

In Champagne American forces are
HEhtins with tho French between the
suippe river and the Argo onne forest,
in addition to holding their original bat
tie line inside and east of the ArEonne
forest.
west of the Argonne, with the aid OF
French tanks, the Americans have taken
the important height position Of Blanc
Mont and tho Medeah farm and pressed
farther northward !.
simultaneously the French havc ad-
vanced their front eastward around
Challerange aud gained better positions
for their operations mp the railway
toward vouziers and In keeping the Ger
mans inside the northern portion OF the
Argonnc forest by an enflading FIRE
through tho Aire valley while the Amer
leans press northward through the for
est, driving the enemy before them.
The lntest reports arc that tho Amert-
cans hnve advanced almost two miles
In the forest, and on the eastern side
OF the great wood are alowly pressing
northWard Throughout this entire re-
Icoutilued op Page TWelve.)
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LONDON Oct. 1.--'Th" hattl. which
,,.n.d S..t,enh"r - ~ 10 Such Il iarG.:
..ral.. tina; no one can grasp it unirSS
h.. will combine a r'tu:n :" .A'' arS;
nrinrinJ.s with a recollection ~ tin.
',rmndiat.. past. When n" has; done that
=" will hsvy thu frmnGw"rk within
which this .u"rn"wS isS'!.' - !'"ir: d"
tlti..d. Then only can he '!':Sr'nd 1"
d.;tail.
propos" t" c"nSid'" it"S'' .i;'S' pr'r-
ctui.H at, thu. "a tS'';. - r'!"arii ul;ttr IN
III, largest lines th' steps nE which The
xr...c St"ry ~ th'. w'r has b".;l re-
vcrs.d--itS m;tctin' w"rt'": sst@Hward---
during thu. last f.w months and if.'n
10 l,.pk into the details.
Jus, ~ on July * thr French and
American csuuter-tti:tcii between Cha
teau Thicrry and S'i$>"ns turned TIE.
.:d. -: tho. war ~ ti'' rn"rsnuuS action
I;iIached September 3G. just tor weeks
later. iS "psnluG its great critical phaS'
IN july ~. for TIA" tIrst tIfn" sine" PruS-
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NATION MARCHING ON
|. 10 REACH THE GOAL
IN LOAN CAMPAIGN

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.--The nation is
marching toward its s6.0GG.000 R0p Lib.
srly Loan goal 1T just 4 little more than
half the speed required TO maintain Il
daily subscription rate Of s3l5.0oD.oQ"
Bund sales officially t;tbu'ated from re-
ports I'll banks were announced by the
ir,aSury tonight .HS SS5J. .l32.GG0. pr A.:
increase "f S229. 100000 in the last ~
hours. This represents results for thu
liy" working days Iir To last night. ~
II" STANDARD rate If 3i5.dd9.000 a day.
tn. record hy this time should have becn
:l.i7|.nuD. N10. This method "f cmlculn-
lIou failS 10 take int? consideration.
however. tln. fact that many subscrLp-
lions nav" not been backed up by ilr*'
payments. and consequently arc MT
recognized in the official reports. anI
that natural pr"crastiuntinn will CAUSE
CONTINUED on Page Teu.)
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Ohio County Campaigners
Make Great Progress To-
ward Large Quota on Sixth
= Day Of the Drive Six
More 100 Per Cent Ger
tifcates Issued.

Sprcirl Dispntrh L" intcliigcnccr
STEEBENNll.Lt IT,. Oct. =
+ Tho l.aIirllc Iron Works. II was
announced here this rNcnlnE.Wnli
; SuhSrrih" ".0Dn. ana /" tho Fourth
+ Liberty / .onn. the subscription !"
I hr. appOrtiuncd Il: II was IN III"
/ Third Loan.
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LONDON, Oct. 4.-The British nave
driven thetr Lines within six miles OF
Lille, at wa7rtn and Equtnghen, ac-
eo-ding to Tield Marshal Ea1g's eo1r1nu-
uIcation issued tonight Between Lens
and Armentieres, the Germans are con-
rtnufug their retreat. Some fuTthef
ground has BEEN taken by the British
between Cambria and St. Quentin where
there has been hard fighting.
WITH THE BRITISH FORCES IN
FRANCE, Oct. 4, (By the Associated
Press II so A. m.)-British troops last
night and this morning made progress
in the netghborhood Of Ffesuoy-le-
Grand. northeast Of St. Quentin, though
only meagre reports Of the fighting in
that district hnve been received
There Is tangible. evidence that the
Germans rca1ize their position northeast
Of st. Quentin Is extremely precarious
for the roads In the rear Of the breach
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CEN PER5H|NC' 5
TELLING
Of THE VICTORY
WEST VIRGINLANS IN
5-KILOMETRE ADVANCE
Hill 24O Occupied and Three
Villages Captured by
Americans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-Gen-
eral Pershing's communidue Tor
this date, received at the war de;
partment. tonight, reports the re-
su1ning of the attack west of the
Met,se, and the advancing of the
American line two to five hlome-
ters. Several villages were also
reported taken from the enemy
The statement says: .a....
October 4, section A.. This
morning the attack was resumed
west of the Meuse. Overcoming
a stubborn resistance, we have ad-
v1ahced our line two to five hlo-
meters, carrying Hill 240, north OF
Exermont. and taking from the
.(Continued on Fago Twelve.) -
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S.t forced her d.:ncnd.'ntS int" this at
tack upon civilization. -four y"arS before.
civilization recovered It's iutl stature
and began pressing DOWN it's opponent.
To-day VI. ar" watching thr cXtrcm"
SiruEGl" and in particular Il" We assist
M the debate uS - whether this lat"
autumn or rrcXt spring shall 81" the en-
,niy IN II i,uS!tiun C0nf"S$"dlY hopeless.
That h.. - row beaten w'' all know;
h,I: thu. present EiGaHt!r struggle all
th,: WAY from th,. unp"" Mcusc at Yer
,Iun :" tn" North S,:t poses IN" QurS-
t,nn whether ~. shall b. fr"" from the
tragedy bc!nr" ihr clos" of tn" year
ar whether :n"th"r winter must be en-
,l,ir,d before III" "nciny suffers y dos
/ COW and awaits q Waterloo.
when She war shall end n" MAJ can
:rll. hut there will com" a tim" sharply
Il. tinri when tn" nature of It's end will
be apparent. not only Ia the general
reasoning. hIf To every observer of tn"
,n,ny nf ;h" Allies. "" ar" watching
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in thr business besides m"r" man power
on paper. The difficulty OF transport
over :. 200 files of ocean was enormously
nEpruvnicd apparently, by III" new lac
tor of til, submarine and tn" TIM" u
iSuuid take before Il purely CIVILIAN pop
uIuiiun could h. organized into Il great
army.
Tho enemy In th'. winter Of 1917 had
all the cards IL his hands and every
thiri, IN his favor. II would auin!i''aiE
hr th,, lr.%t par1 ut the year h"tur" Il
considerable American force could APP
pear in the European field, and il. was
duuhifu whether tn" furCr could II"
transported at all in face " the Snb-
marine faCI"r-.-I doubt which WAS pub
Iirlv and loudly expressed by tho most
competent authorities If Germany and
accepted ny all I'll" German public.
Th,. enemy not "nl! had IL superiority
III numbers. hut alsi Il superiority IN
tactical instrufcnt. He had used the
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IA BELLIES 100000 SENDS
LOCAL LOAN TOTAL To 81 ,633,950
Cle> Gland District
Up to. $176,593,400

CLEVELAfID, O., Oct. 4.-Unof.
fetal estimates Of the total Of Lib
srty Loan subscriptions In the
~,urth federal reserve distrie,
mounted to sl76,5s3, 400 today.
: Throughout the Fourth district to.
day committeeman combatted to cor
re.;t the apathctic condition Of the
public mind growing out Of the popu.
lar n1isconception that recent suo.
cesses Of An,er1can arms presased an
early ending Of the war, and the
dampor that has been put on public
gatherings in many communities be.
cause of the prevalence Of Spanish
Influenza.
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advancing French lin" is now we'll out
into th.. open gr"und north az Rheims
comparatively littl" advance by the two
wings of this pocket. it is thought,
should fore. u hasty evacuation.
E1anfing Move.
The Franco o-Amcric;u thrust is near
NIG N"uE!'TS. Il r:ul junction "f impor-
Etu"'' :" the 'nrmH. 'tIp the other side If
'h" Rheims S"''tur tn" French already
ar" IN tho N!Suc IN tn. vicinity Of
E>rry-au-Rac. and til" pinchiuS out Of
the pocket probably wuuld permit rx-
tension Of tn" line alunc the general
courS ut thr .ijsnc-Su pp" rivers TO "A
junctur.. with thu t'ran""- Americans IN
tn" nigh ground b"twccm tho w" rivers
It - ;."iatcd "ut that there are no
hish or hc:,.ily wo"d"d ground t" I'm
(Continued on PuSe-Ten.)
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Every cIllnc" was III favor al IN"
Central Empires. ds tn" phrase rn''S-
that is. in fuvnr "f PRUSSIA and th"S''
whom she had dr:iwu int" hN'r n"t. AS
ThiIrvdidrS s:tid. with Justice: "War pro-
durrs many things. but ah"r' AL things
thn ui"Np""I"d.
Th" campaign Went through All 'LS-
,unlShInE series ~ advent Ir"si- Log
i,niIy. iIl.. certain. victory "f TN" ',n"mE
was hr"k"u at !nC outset ut IN" Mhrh'.
After h!$ first haili" "f th' MArn" NJ
could n"v.r 81" what. "" had Ini"nd'N.
l:ul things d"v"l"i'"h III all manner "i
urriulrulr!"d WAYS.
Tho Turkish government whose mas
terry of III" narIl;iurll"$ held tho cC"n"-
iri. Eat" t. the old Russian Empire
joined tlr" enemy. Attempts |" open
thai EIt". wrrr undrrtHk"n b! thc ErIt-
iSh hrIt faIlrd MrnnWhil". Italy enter
Cd tn" field. Withdrawing n lhrS" tor-
ticn Gf IN" Austr"-HunEarian strength
TIL" enemy WAS holding III the west
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The Decisive Bae Question Whether Decision Deferred Until Spring


opportunity the Russian collapse afford.
..rl To- withdraw great numbers Of mon
and give them special tra;nins for 1t
new form Of shock army. When hr
launched in" novel and Formidable in
strum.nI. IN March Il of tn. present
year. the odds wrr" very heavy in favor
uf his success. There WAS only on.:
gray" drawback to his position.
II hr failed if the Allies managed In
maintain III" Struggle unequal ns IL had
now become. for even i few months. the
growth nf the Am, rican army. which il
was now apparent his submarine cam
;rai;;n could not interrupt. would turn IN"
Sral,. Again wc know what happened.
He faIlI.
On April / ii was discovered that tn"
French and British furcrs. though RlmoSi
brrrfl "a Tho power Of manHuVro. had
pressed riSh; h:u'k against thc valley "'
IL. Sunlm,. and with Paris itself unde
CONTINUED Oh Page Eleven.)
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successfully. Will" displaying IN uncS-
p,-.trd fnrw power in IN" modern de-
fence and bad mtss"d his strength for
the ov"rrunnInE "f Poland when the OK
hauSliOm "i Russia '';ifT". I'll" enemy
was apparently successful. Til" lsuS-
siam EImpIr" WAS ultimately broken and
erased IT, h.. Tn. cnd Of this series ~
sitIiati"nS IS thA. with which all are
familiar.
Numerical calculations and the power
If the Aili"S gradually {" wear down
I'rlIsSin and hNr "pondrntS-shoGld tho
Germans be checked. rs actually they
we're being checked At the uutsct--nn
longer nbtaiurd for IN" great rcserv"
nf man power of the allies IN the great
RuSSlnn f:mpir', lind disappeared.
i:ut aS against. this collapse America
entered lh. war. With this new factor
If man power American could. upon pa
pcr. NOR" than supplement the loss ot
Russia But there were two elements
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ut this moment ~ critical combat winch
shall drt"rmln" whether that moment is
to come ;hIS autumn or nr.Ni spring.
As for the matter al Ih,- first prrli-
cIplcS. Prussia :uh hrr d"p"ni"nrS. hay
ing launched their criminal adventure.
k.rW they would hHvr against ih"iu
superior numbers when ih'. learned thar
Great iiritain had JOINED Russia and
France. liut they knew. even admitting
thC prcSruc" "I Hr'tain. ihat hhTy bad
superior equipment and. "u tn whole.
superior material resources. IhttI :h"!r
opponents. whom They holi.'v"d :" II"
their victims. must Irprnd ,u nI:trIi IInr
communication: ,hHt ~ ihnSf "pr0n"utS
only ono. France, was fully organized
for war: that they had. moreover. neg
lrrtcd war anl It's ART IN domestic dis
cussinn; tina: l,usSia was without indus
trial civilization. and that Britain Wa$
without military pr"parati0U AM! could
hot. III th"hry 1T least. prCd'i''' al
army ;t all
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AMSTERDAM, Oct. IA delegation
OF Hungarin; statesmen, beaded, by
Premier Kekt hns arrived at Vienna
In connection Nth a new peace moVe,
according to the Cologne aasetta.
a new and decisive step will be taken
ON tho initiative OF Baron Brr1an, tina
Austrian foreign minister, tho nswEpa-
per says.
Regarding the negotiations at Vienna
Premier werkele said to the represent
ative Of Hungarian newspaper:
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u. S. CAN PRODUCE
ALL POTASH NEEDED

WASH NGTDN. ur;. 4.--prI.cndrnt
almost wholly :nu Germany for potash
at the outbreak of tn" wnr the United
States within two years viii br nhl" 10
fnanuf;trtur" enough ri the mineral 10
supply lhi' nations needs. SECRETARY
Lane made HIS lHnuun"rincnl in re-
viewing tn" progress Wad" hy private
concerns and the depart mcnt Of the IN
;crinr in Developing means nf producing
potash
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ed Eindenburg line are cungested with
traffic.
The railways are janmed with 1nu-
terial ruoving eastward at a great rate
and on some roads British avtstors
have observed p, struggling stream OF
Civilians who.'are being hurHetlly sent
from the rear.
The Beaurevoir line having been
pierced, 1.-THE Germans soon, II not now,
: Will find the greatest difficulty IN ar
resting the progress Of the British.
Prisoners say they were giveh orders to
hold on to the last moment In order to
give the Germans an opportunity to
construct line at Valenciennes.
British thrusts between Fresuoy and
the River Scarpe show that the Germans
are holding on with desperation there,
probably In IN effort to save their III
Iteria1 and heavy guns.
The country behind the German Lines
tcontirued on Page Ten-)
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RAPID. SPREAD
Of FLUENZA
OVER COUNTRY
1875 New Cases Reported
Yesterday in the Army
CantonmentS.

WASfuNCiTON, Oct. +.-Sparush m
flu.nza continues its rapid spread both
among the civilian population and IN
arnIy camps. Reports today TO thc pub
lie health service showed thu disaras"
had bccum. epidemic in many more
cities. while 1898 new cases were re-
ported among soldier" in training.
Resides the New England distr c.. thE
disease now has reached epidemic nr"-
portions in New jersey and Also III parts
Of Pennsylvania. Maine. delaware ana
Virginia, and thus far ISL doctors anu
Il lurgc number OF nurses h:tr" p"en
ordered To report t. public health Sur
vice officials in charge hI tn" situation
In the different places where the diS"aS"
Is especially prevalent. An "ili1ial "l
the service was sent Ia Trenton |" take
charge OF. the ciimpaiEn IN New Jersey.
There Was no record tn show lhH
pnrumunia and death rates among III"
civilians. hut in army camps pneumonia
cas,.S nearly doubled. being l.S1+ today.
against 93U yesterday. Deaths in army
camps drNrcaS,.d. being S3l compared
with go IN" day hrfor". Tho lptnl
number nt raS"s III tn" camps n"w is
l21.975; pneumonia cases l0.4%9 and
deaths -,Hb9.
In the fight against TN" disease
among The civilian population. the pub
lie health Scrvic" has sent physicians
~ Nashville. Tcun.. Nurf"lk. Va. and
has calls from WrSt Point. Va. Al
touna. Pa Berlin. y. H., Passport. Me.
chester lIa.. and Portsmouth. Va.
which, will hr filled as soon aS possible.
----
t,,.,N
measure against Spanish influenza the
Boston hoard nf health issued an "ri"r
tonight closing from midnight Sunday
until further notice All alunnS. bowling
allies. pool robins billiard halls, slot ma
chine parlurS. soda fountains ami auc-
t;ru rooms.
PITTSBl'RGH. Oct. 4.--Thc sUpcrIn'
(ContinCed on Pare TWelYe.)
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Troop Movement to
Europe Retarded;
100000 Over There

WASHINGTON. oct. 4.---AIncricau
tr"uI.S abroad now number l.S0N. .nhn.
members uf thu house military tum-
Mite" w"r" jniurmc'i to-day n th"Ir
weekly runf,r"u," II tlr- war de-
Tnrttu"nl. Spanish influenza in
camps and rHnt"nm"nt., "lll rrlard
~h,rils.nt.> somewhat i;l the iumcdi-
ni' future. they w"r" told. tho de-
pIrtm'lI! having adopted the p"h'%
ut .ut $..mdinG any men overseas
VIII" hfv" been "Np"s'"! or show
symptoms Of the disCaS'
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GERMANS WILL Be
FORCED TO GIVE UP
COAST OF BELGIUM

LONDON. oct 4.--ta:Gn y. M -tEy
the .ASsnciatud Press l--Thrr" IS every
indication. according /" auth"riIativ,
naval sources. nj IN early Abandonment
by tn" G"rulamS uf the ruljr" Flanders
cuuSi The GERMANS already are NOV
ing their guns. The Belgian coast has
been under Il heavy hurnbartlE;cut for
the past two days.
HNN7RE. "ct. T. Th" I!,ls;;ln r"m-
Inunication ISSUED tonight says the Bel
gans and French have slightly pressed
forward their line in the direction II
llnuEed" and krul"rS.
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KING FERDINAND or
BULGARIA REPORTED
TO HAVE ADVOCATED

PARTS, Oct. 4.-Eing Ferdinand Of
Bulgaria Is reported to have nbtlic Lted
in favor Of Crown Prince Boris. who
has already assumed power, according
to a Basel dispatch to the Eayag
Agency, quoting advices from Vienna.
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PORTUGUESE PORT
SHELLED BY U-BOA7

LISBON. Oct. 1.-Two enemy Suhma-
r1.S today Sh"ll'ri he port Of tczimbra,
- milrs; south "f Lisbon. TIL" Sh"r''
guns immediately replied. whcrrupnn thr
submarines fled.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-Forecast:
west vIrginIa-Fair and warmer on
saturday; sunday unsettled. probably
shove ers.
Western Pennsylvania and Ohio
Probably showers Saturday with rising
temperature, Sunday partly cloudy.
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SCHOOLS AT KEYSER
CLOSED BY INFLUENZA

kF.YSER ". Nn.. Oct. f.--0n ne
cnun: al tho spread of Spanish inttn
rnza- all public Schnnls wnr" closed
here To-day. on ~ !"r of thu health de-
p.,rt,n"nt.
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Austria- Hungary Asks Holland to
Invite Nations to Peace Conf erence

Holland invite the ehgen to take
oland aready has n ut the
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THE WEATHER.

night from Amsterdam quoting the cor
respondent Of the Berlin Tageblatt.
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"This much Gun tell you've are
again labor1ng untir1ugly in the inter-
ests Of peace and we are already nego-
tiating."
WASHINGTON, Oct. A. Secretary
Lansing tonight authorized the state
1neut TINT the American government
has received no invitation from Aus
tria-Hungary to take part In peace ne
gottattons as outlined In o dispatch to-
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WEST VIRGINIA TROOPS SEND THE FOE REELING BACH
IN ATTACK WEST OF THE MEUSE; BOCHES FORCED 10
SEEK TILE PROTECTION OF STRONG kRlEMHlLDE LlNE

5$S
%
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DRIVES 0F THE ALLIES CONTINUE
On EVERY From ;>ENENY now IS
FORCED To THROW IN RESERVES

Germans Swiftly Evacuating the LensArmentieres Sa-
Eent-Crisis at Hand for the Great German Armies
Struggling Hopelessly in the Cambrai-St Quentin
Area-Teutons Burning as They Retreat
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Continued on Page Ten.
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ce Every Day al the Market Street Office-All tn

Fair and Warmer Saturday; Sunday
Unsettled, Probably Showers.
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CONTINUED on Page Teu.)
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U1@D6S In0
n,vTn ~ "
>UNrTD 6Ikfn
0OvN1kHy&R
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01

Thomas Tweed Warham was born
in Canada, at Kingston, Ontario, on
August 81, 1866. The son Of Rich
ard Lee Warham and Agnes Warham.
The father of Thomas Tweed was. a
painter by occupation, who moved
with his family in 1873 to Belleville,
Canada. The son attended the pub
lie school of that town and continued
his education in high school, from
which he graduated when fifteen
years of age.
Thomas Tweed Warham came to
Minneapolis in 1886, where he took
up the work of painter and paper
hanger, at which he worked for sew
eral years. He was an active mem"
Der of the Painters and Decorators
Union in connection with the Knights
of Labor. He was one of the last
seven members to hold the charter un-
til 1t finally had to be surrendered. He
has always stood out prominent for
union labor. does so at the present
time and will always do so.
1t had always been his ambition to
take UP the study Of medicine and
surgery, and after course of prepa-
ration he entered the medical depart
ment of Hamline University Septem-
Der, 1898, graduating in June, 1897,
with the degree of M. d. c. M. He
worked at his trade during the sum-
mer and saved his money, attended
college in the winter. working his
way through by his own resources.
DR.. Warham is not prediction
friend of the Negroes. He has con.
sistently manifested his friendship
for the Negro, during the 80 years
he has resided in this city. He re-
sides at 1925 Nicollet Ave-, Mime.
apolis. ...r
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01
ASSISTANT CITY
ATTORNEY MADE GOOD
Argued Against 1.-THE Birth Of Ma
ton"

Argued Against "The Birth Of a Ma
tion."
Atty R. S. Wiggin, assistant city
attorney, who is candidate for the
Municipal Bench, will be remembered
as the peoples representative, who so
successfully argued against the Birth
of a Nation, in the District Court. He
made such a strong showing before
the State Supreme Court, that the
opinions in the decision against the
film from Minnesota, were used ef-
fectively to prevent its being shown
in many other cities. Mr.. Wiggin is
able to boast Of an ancestry whose
identification with leading abolition
lists, is a record, he can point to with
pride. His father was one Of the
first teachers of Negro slaves in the
days of the Underground Railroad"
He is congenial, conservative and
well qualified to be Municipal Judge.