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TEUTONS HURL GREAT
MASSES OF TROOPS IN
ATTACK ON YANKEES
AmER1cAr PoRcEs on rHE AIsNE

AMERICAN FORCES ON THE AISNE
'FRONT.' Tuesday, Sept lo.-The Ger
mans this evening were still attacking
on the Mont Rogue Plateau with des-
perate determination. The losses Of tho
enemy In the last three days must have
bean appalling.
The German attacks, whether direct
cd against Nenteuil, LAffaux or Vauxh-
lon, have been for the recovery OF tho
ridge Limo ut Mont dc 1aHaux. It Was
captured by General Mangtn's troops,
with whom the Americans are fighting.
bsforc tie Germans realized Of what
immense Importance the ridge limo was
to them, or at least before they were
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LANCE, FA|RlAONT WAR WORKER, IS
.HELDT0 JURYFOR PRO=CER RNAN|SAl

sail on Tho boat and shn was flying he
I:ritish flag" that h" had stated he did
nnt think tn" morale OF the American
army was good. that he had Insisted
ireland should lao given home rule and
King George should l." tl"thron"d that
H. had $sid III" draft was not fair. and
that tho young men did not want to go
to var but were forced into service. and
other such remarks.
The defense. did not present any evi-
dnnCc but rho attorneys closely Cross
examined tho witnesses for the govern
mcnt and mud" strong addresses ut the
conclusion "f'ihr evidence. urging that
tho chargr L." dismissed IN tho grounds
81 hat the evidence was not sufficient to
hold.
LnncN had taken n prominent part in
war work III THIS city. was 4 member Of
several rnIumitt"rS in charge Of patriot
ic movements and WAS generally con-
sldcrcd q loyal and patriotic citizen.
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certain personal circumstances. was
nn friendly terms with 4 good many
course nr my constant i"urn"ys hr-
tween Paris AMI i'"lr"Gr;tI. AMI from
Cadiz I" H'"nstautim"rl'. Indeed II WAS
to my adrautaE" I" "ultiNnl" th"ir
ri"ndshlr--' ;"rnnnS .NU*trIaH%. Rus
slams, SrImd1lnvIaus. t;r""l,&--lH order
10 learn their m"thntl& and %t tn" Srm"
time "a keep a watchful ~" upon their
or them Ill. I found III" 'Irmpns Tho
most rcSorIrrrfUl. tr."nj"uS and pans
Taking. Will" running th"m very closely
was the odd and ugly 'l;dr"n"SS s..
Of Einrn. wiz, is chief "f the Austrian
.;"rcTct Service"
II must !."t.. ir remarked that Ger
man cnl"rpri%" during "ur period "r
national SlUmhc- IS shown by tho fact
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-12
EMPRESS Of RU55|AAND HER
FOUR DAUGHTERS MURDERED IN
COLD BLOOD BY THE BOLSHEVK|

LONDON Sept 1.-THE Daily Express unaues
onabe information that the former Empress Russia
daughters have been murdered by the Bohe The paper prints
the following:
that the Empress Of Russia and her four daughters have been
dered by Boshev The whole immediate family
has thus been exterminated. -,
1T further understood that the dowager empress who with
daughter sonnaw the Duke Odenburg
ing Yal recently attack by Red Guards who sought
kill all three Sailors of the Black Sea fleet interviewed fought
the Red Guards.
For full fortnight the fight continued until the
beaten is understood the dowager empress
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rAIRMrNT. W. VI. Sept. il.--Aft"r
a .plrt.d hearing brE"r" United States
Commissioner J. +. kirby. held today.
raul W. l.anc,> arrested yesterday On 4
charge OF violating The "Spi"EaG'' act
WAS held Tor the action "f the federal
grand jury III aTart!nShurr "r t"nd OF
S".Un Tn" bnuh - r''ur:"thi" IunS-
day. September -. III Nartln&hurS. X
= Cunningham and Clyde N'lil were
S"ruri,; f'G Mr.. Lang.
Attorneys ". s. Meredith and Harry
Shaw represented Mr.. l.;lnrc at the
h.artng Hu. four witnesses w"r" cN-
ayui,."I. thu !rinS Earl '"o:nhs. Rich
ard GilkcSou HuI Mrs. ". ID. tl"ndcr-
son.
'rhn evidsnr" given WAS 10 the effect
t:,at in conversation Et different times
with tho witnesses. Lang" had justified
the sinking OF IL. G.uSltanit because
The passengers wcrt, warned not to
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TTi-State Manufacturers
Will Make 100000
Shells For the u. S.

P1TTsTrRGH. Sept. H.-Manutac-
turers from a3l sections nf western
rcnnSylvania. West Virginia, "rSi "rn
Ohio and western Maryland me-; here
today with officials "f tn" w.tr resources
committees of IN" Pittsburgh and repre-
SrnIatlves of the government. 'iurin
which session plans for III" making of
%3. 00n. 900 tscmi-sicni shells lay plants in
the four statrS w"r" cXrlain"'!.
Robert Garland. business manager IF
the resources committee rendered TIN
government specifications I" in" manu-
facturcrs, and il WIS Indicated that
many Of the plant owners would en-
dcavOr TO handle part Of III" contract.
Tho period OF time for production "f
shells Is ten months. il WIS annnunr'-l.
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my instruments merely connected with
n wire-mattress in an attic. while I
have heard the timc-s!Snals sent from
the Eiffel Tower upon homemade
receiving set which cost me eleven
shilinSs and could be carried in a cigar
box.
In Ireland. rs we'll MS around the
British coasts. there arr also no doubt
number of secret low-powcr transmit
tinE stations which. while they can
communicate with enemy submarines.
are almost Impossible to detect
Their direction only can be- located BY
the use Of z certain instrument but not
Their actual position. ! secret high
power wireless station could not very
we'll exist in our midst. although all
who have connection with wireless
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care, arrived iii Washington. to-
dav 10 apDear before the board.

Gay ~ dIIlh' W W. '
There ar" two lnrai organizations IN
,I,r Whrcliu:: district affiliated with tho
,rna!c:Linat"d Association. ono being tho
I,rkvilIn IriG" and TN" nthrr Crescent
lodge Vt this city. \ meeting OF tho
Yrri;villc luI"" will j." h"lG ai Martins
Ferry this evening ai O'Clock. ana
I-r,Srcr. ludE,. Will m""t Saturday.
&. H. I.ill"r. Il rcrrrSCn'ri'Er ~ inc
War, I.nh"r Board. arrived Ill IN" city
last evening ana WIS in conf"r"nr" with
Inc lnimr ur>n. III" lwu local unions
arr awaiting word from IN" national
[,,,1y ms ~ what ar,iuII 10 lake. and will
ROT do anything until they receive word.
In Speaking "f the wh2" seal" last "Hr-
rirc ON" "f tn" representatives. Of the
Yurkvill" local stated that tho cost NJ
living was increasing twice ms fhSt MS
tho wage Increase. that il WAS lmnnsS-
Ill. for them Ia liV" with tn" present
wage and that an ircr"a&" was nbso-
lutely the only remedy.
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TORPEDO|NG OF TRANSPORT WITH
1900 i. 8, SOLDIERS IN BOARD,
AND ALL SAVED,ALLIED VICTORY

ste, 1t was learned Officially, reached
the navy department on the night of
September in a brief dispatch from
Vice Admiral Sims, although navy Of
fictals have euphaticauy denied in the
interim that any important news Of sub
marine activities WAS being withheld.
It was understood that the British ad-
1niralty expressed the request that they
be permitted to announce tho news Of
the attack.
Eunors that a troop ship had been
sunk, probably with heavy loss Of Life,
have been current in Washington since
the publication of what evidently was
an inspired dispatch, eating that allied
naval circles had reasons to be-
1evc that German submarines would
soon concentrate their efforts In an ct
tempt to stop the steady dow Of Amer
lean soldiers overseas. No explanation
Of the purpose Of this article could be
obtained, however, from naval Officials
here.
LONDON, Tuesday, Sept. lo.-A troop
(ConEfnuod on 2aRo Nine.)
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Colonel Watson Soon
Will Sail For France

CHARLESTON. ". Va. S"rt 11.-C.o!.
Clarrnc" W. Watson. p"rIn"ratic candi-
date for United States senator will sail
shortly for France il waS announced TO-
day through his nephew Arthur Koontz.
hero. He is connect cl with the ordnance
department. Major Davis Elkins. Re-
publican candidaIe.. is now in the mill
.tary service III France.
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Reign of Terror In Russia;
Hideous Tales By Refugees
ANOTHER TURK SEES
NO TEUT0N VICTORY

AMSTERDAM Sept. 11.--Fonow-
Ing closely on the statement pub
lished IN Vienna September s, III
which TI1alt Pasha, the Turkish
grand v1zier, said no believed that
peace would come before winter, the
the Meme Trete Pressc. Of vienna,
pot prints m interview with OJpvid
PA:ha, tho Turl:'sh mtnister Of
finance, who said:
"I m definitely Of the opinion that
tho war cannot be decided on the
battlefield. A military victory IN
the sense that one army penetrateS
into the country If the other and
forces the enemy to peace by crush
ing his military forces, I consider
impossible and have always con-
sidered 1t impossible"
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HEAVY FIRE LOSS.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 11.-Ffr" to-
night damaged III" new portion Of the
New York Ship Building Company's
plant. in Camden. y. J.. destroying the
plate and angle shop and the power
house. The main part of tho plant was
untouched by thc flames. No official
estimate of tho loss was made. but fire
r:rn OF Camden estimated the damage
at about S156.00n.
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The Latest Invention OF IN" Ger
man spy bureau IS ~h:L; -
known as the "triangular ciph-
er." y triangular mole OK pre-
arranged d!,n"nS:on. - cue III q
shre, O: cardboard. as,d this i'i;Ic-
ed over an iunocent-lo"king lam
iiy letter will Indicate at It's AL
sics the three words Of the So
crct r1cssl.e----W:uiaru lie Que
-.
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Eight w">ks - tn" day and for the
fret tim" The great allied offensive OF
Marshal F,r'i is at Il virtual pause.
True. both the British and French OF
.>"i;I;"d SECTORS on the front extending
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THE wTATHrR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.-Forecsst:
Ohio-Cloaring Thursday; Friday
fair, slightly warmer.
West virgtn1a-Showers Thursday;
Friday fair.
Western Pennsylvunia-Rain Thur1-
day morning, followed by fair; Friday
fair, slightly warmer.
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tGc6S around Asl11SuE "tre foPeooSo W
the French today, according to the war
c1fcc announcement tonight.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE British In
local operations have further advanced
theic li1e north Of Epehy and in the
aeighborkood Of verInand, west Of st.
Quentin, according to Field marshal
Eais's communication issued tonight.
wrTE THE FRENCH Army IN
FRANCE, Sept. 1o.-;11 p. m.)-(By tie
Associated P-e5s.)-The Germans havc
rclieved. several Of thetr tired divisions
in :he region Of Vauxstnon on the front
moth Of the ASne and With some OF
their best troops arc making stroog et-
fcrs to stop, the further eastward prog
ress Of the French. The attempt naT
been without success, howover, as the
French forceE took some ADDITIONAL lines
, of trenches in this region today, gaining
ground also to the northeast Of Laf1au1.
Repeated counter-attncfs in this vicin-
:ty wore -epulsed. The ereny reactd
violently north of the oise, but also
v-tthout stopping the progress Of Gen.
eral Eumbert's troops toward the road
from La Ee-e to St. Quentin, which they
now hold from La Tere, two miles NORTH
ward. to Trcveey. The wooded region
Of vendeun also fell into their hands.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Tuesday. sept. lo.-l Fly III"
AS%"ciated Press. )--PriSuners tc"ently
captured by tho French hav" thrown
lich: upu,t III" work OF destruction un-
h"~;ak"u by IN" retr"atinE Germans
with tn" al Of extremely slow fuses
shat pr"tiuc" AN explosion nf mines days
am. cvrn ws"kS after tn" T"ut"ns have
cvac:Int'.., u l"c2iitr.
Th.. sam. system thar destroyed ina
..au Hr:i,anr"lrrt. - th., west uf Gtiis-
card. Sapt,rI. har =. ard t.Is Cathedral at
Nr;le shortly ait"rw&rd was used
fcort:nued On Page Ten.)
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British and French Armies In
Race 10 Capture 81. Quentin

BOTH HAIG'S AND PETAN'S FORCES AT EQUDIS-
TANT POINTS FROM THE GREAT GERMAN DEFEN-
SIVE BASE-ELSEWHE RE THE MEMORABLE Of
FENSTVE OF MARSHAL FOCH'S ARMIES HAS COME
TO A PAUSE
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from Flanders TO the cast of Solssons
again have recorded advances. but
"Wednesday witnessed not such progress
hy thc. allies toward statrgic objcctircs
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NJ WILLIAM LIE QUEUx.
II * certain that thsN Germans know
as much about events IN Great britain
as nc do ourselves.
Frequently am asEcI. How does the
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COUNTER
ATTACKS KEPULSED
WITH HEAVY LOSSES

PARIS. Sept. l1.-Gernlan counter-ae-
tacks around Laffaux wero repulsed BY
the French today, according to the war
c1fcc announcement tonight.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-31
MAINE WOMEN IN NEXT
LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE

The Maine Women's Liberty Loan
Committee, now a part of the United
States Treasury Department, is
pushing uiaus for its part of the
work in the next Liberty Loan Drive.
Mrs. John F. Hill Of Augusta is the
State chairman, and Mrs. Grace 4,
Wing Of Auburn is executive chair
man. An office has been opened at
II Turner street Auburn. from
which the campaign will be conduct
ed, with Mrs. Wing In charge. Before
this the work has been done by the
town committee system. In the sec
ond loan 81 towns reported s650,00o
worth Of bonds sold by the women
in the third loan rs towns report sd
s1,l96,00
The county orga nization system IS
to be used in the fourth loan. Mrs.
Wing has appointed county chair
man in every county; they are ex-
pected 10 appoint town chairmen
throughout their counties. supervise
their work and report to the main
office. The plan is similar to that of
the mems committee and in each
town the two committees will work
together according to the needs Of
the community.
The county chairmen are: An
droscoggin. Mrs. Warren W. Glei-
hill of Lewiston; North Aroostook.
Mrs. NJ. L. T, White. Presque Isle;
South Aroostook, Mrs. Stella x.
White, Houlton; Cumberland, Mrs.
James T. Jack, Portland; Franklin.
Mrs. Harriet NJ. Henderson, Farming
ton, Hancock, Mrs. o. w. Tapley,
Ellsworth; Kennebec. Mrs. Guy L.
Gannett, Augusta; Knox, Mrs. James
A. Berry. Rockland: Lincoln, Mrs.
Fl. S. Nash, Wiscasset: West Oxford,
Mrs. NJ. L. Griffin. Rumford Peno5-
scot, Mrs. Oliver Scott, Bangor; Pts
cataquis. Mrs, Edward J. Mayo, Fox
croft; Sagadahoc. Mrs. Rupert Bax-
ter. Bath; Waldo, Mrs. James Brad
bury, Belfast; Washington, Mrs.
George NJ. Hanson, Calais; York.
Mrs. Alvin c. Cove. Biddeford.
Some of these county chairmen
have already appointed their local
chairmen but it is yet too early 10
announce definite plans for the cam
paign.
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WINTHROP
Sudden Death Of Lifelong Res
ident - Automobile Wrecks
Stable Team-PersOnals

The community was shocked to
hear of the sudden death, Monday
afternoon, of Lucilla. wife Of Martin
Bates of Sturtevant Hill. Mrs, Bates
had apparently been in her usual
health and had gone to one of the
neighbors TO telephone when she was
taken suddenly i'll. Her husband
was called and a doctor summoned
but she only lived two hours after
being stricken, death being caused
by apoplexy probably brought on by
the excessive heat. Mrs. Bates, who
was about 30 years of age. was the
daughter Of Lllewellyn and RoNie
Frost Smith and has always been .
resident Of Winthrop. Shc il sur
vived by her husband and one sister,
who lives at Readficld.
An automobile said to have been
driven by Mrs. L. Il. Vaughan, collid-
ed with q stable team owned by r.
A. Baird, Monday afternoon, with
serious results to the team Miss
Louise kreutCh OF Nashville, Tenn,
who was being taken from the sta
ton to Mrs. A. L. Gilson's. was
thrown out. badly cut about the
face. her glasses broken and she was
badly shaken up and bruised. The
driver escaped uniniured but this
carriage was nearly demolished. The
accident happened only short dis
lance from Mrs. Gilson's home
Mrs. Vaughan. it is said, attempted
to pass the team and in some way
lost control OF the car. which
crashed into the carriage with the
results as stated.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank r. Tappan
and two children and Mrs. Charles
Tappan and Mrs. IIermon Collins. all
of Attleboro. Mass. have arrived at
the Tappan Farm, West Winthrop,
where they will pass the remainder
of the summer.
Mr.. AM Mrs. Hadley Black OF
Baltimore, Md, Were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. A. w. Black Sunday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Black were enroute to
Chesterville by auto, where they are
called by the serious illness of Mrs.
Blacks father, Charles Wheeler.
DR. and Mrs. Henry Levy aud two
children Of New York are at their
camp on the shore of Lake Anna
bessacook for the summer
Mrs. Blanche Knapp and daughter
Helen Of Pennington are guests. Of
Mrs Knapp's aunt, Miss Georgianna
Cobb Of West Winthrop.
Mr. and Mrs George Wilson
passed the week end with relatives
at Albion.
Miss Belle Kinds, a graduate nurse
from the Maine General hospital of
Portland, is in town the guest OF Mrs
E. A. Mason.
Mr.. and Mrs, l.. T. Carleton and
Mrs Eta Written motored to
Rangeley, Sunday
Miss Anna Smell Of Melrose, Mass.
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. +. S.
French, coming here from Camden
where she has been visiting relatives
Rev and Mrs. Harry Trust Of Bid
deford are in town for a ten days
stay in one of the cottages on Lake
Maranacook.
Mrs. c. L. Yeaton has received
word from her son. Frank Lovejoy,
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SOMERVILLE

c. ". Evans and daughter Mar
euerite were Wednesday evening
guests at F. A. Turner's
Leonard Cotton and Fred A. Tur-
ner and sons Fred and Lewis. went
fishing. Wednesday afternoon ana
caught nine nice pickerel.
Mrs. Annie Lewis, who has been
in town for the past month, returned
to Portland Thursday. July %.
Mrs. Caro- E. Turner and children,
Freddie and Marie, were Thursday
callers at their aunts. Mrs. L. W.
Davis of Weeks Mills
George Fuller Of Palermo was in
town Thursday.
boating party consisting Of G.
w. Evans and daughter. Marguerite
Lewis A. Turner Of this town. and
Arthur and James Evans of Palermo
passed Thursday afternoon at the
pond. They caught a nice string Of
pickerel and got a large number IF
pond lilies.
E. L. Cotton was at Weeks Mills
Friday.
Little Miss Ruby French is visiting
her uncle. c. ". Evans.
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BELFAST
Col. Roosevelt to Give Patriotic
Address at Islesbore Sunday
Will Speak from Porch of
Trr,

| EX-President Roosevelt. who is pass
| ing week VITA his daughter, Mrs.
| Richard Derby, at Isiesboro, has kindly
consented to give a patriotic address
from the porch OF the Islesboro Inn on
! Sunday at p. NJ. Miss Dorothy Forbes
OF Boston, well known for her patriotic
and philanthrQpc work has charge of
, the arrangements, and Rev. Maitland
Alexander, 4 friend of the colonel. will
preside. 1t is expected that there will
be large delegations from all the sur
rounding towns to hear the colonel. fnv
it is the first time he has ever addressed
an audience in Waldo county. The or
portunity comes entirely unexpectea
and no one will wish to miss it, Mrs.
Charles Dana Gibson will sing The
Star Spangled Banner"
Mrs y. z. erie Of Rockland is PASS.
ing two weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Hart
well l.. Woodcock, Church street. Her
husband. member of the coast patrol.
is stationed at present on the patrol
which makes Belfast it's headquarters.
Ralph L. Peavey has bought the shore
property adjoining Bohemia, r. /.
Flanders summer home on the South
shore. formerly the Cobe place. and
VIII erect substantial summer home
there He will build this season, il is
expected. Mr.. Peavey owns a summer
place in East Belfast. known as Bay
view Farms. and a home in Dallas.
Iexas, where he passed the winter
Miss Arlene Woods. who is the guest
OF her aunt, Mrs. Robert c. Ward.
Churca street made the nine holes at
the Northport links on Monday in 20,
me least in which it has ever been made
by any woman. She was not playing
IN her best form, either Although only
y years of age, Miss Woods has held
tne woman's championship at the
hrockton. Mass, club for seven or
eight years.
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Stewart, Famous Cowboy, in Most
Entertaining and Exciting Photo
play Of Season-Wednesday
Hands Up" commanded a voice.
! and there was such Western author
| ity in 1t that Jimmies hands weat
up with alacrity. His feet obeyed
with the same alacrity when he was
ordered ~ stand up beside a beau-
tiful girl whom he had never seen,
and TO marry her or die" That
! the situation in George Bronson
Howard's Come Through the most
exciting, entertaining story of the
year. at the Colonial today.
Jimmie, The Possum,' was the
best burglar in Boston, but Jimmie
had a big heart. as Velma Gay found
out. She was in terrible predica-
ment
Jimmie knew where there was a
perfectly good $4,000 pearl necklace,
which was destined for wedding
present. But there We're a whole :ot
of things about that wedding present
that Jimmie did not know. He did
not know Velma: he did not know
| that she was marrying a cowboy mil
! lionaire; that daughter loved an
other; that they two exchanged let
tiers in knot hole Of an old apple
tree; that a parson with a book and
| a ring waited in a house which he
Jimmie, intended to enter; that the
! ''other man" was expected by both
the girl and the millionaire at IL
o'clock that night. This last ignor-
mic, for he had chosen the precise
moment to enter the French window
into the back parlor. But it's unfa,r
to lovers OF adventure who will not
fail to see this screen masterpiece
today. 20 tell what happened after
this startling climax.
Roy Stewart, the celebrated West
travail of Buck" Lindsay. Others il
the cast are Alice Lake. Jean Hath
away, George Webb and Herbert
Rawlinson.
This red biooded, absorbing photo
play with its irresistible appeal IS
devised by that master novelist and
playwright, George Bronson Howard
and produced by the Universal Film
Co. Come Through" recently en-
joyed record run at the Broadway
theatre. New York.
The next exciting episode in that
great story of German intrigue, TIE
Eagles Eye" will be shown as an
added attraction. Other features are
a Mutual Weekly and the latest
Pathe comedy. Nonstop Kid"
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, :. Wants Large
NUMBER DeHaviIand
P'anes at Once

a. "asnlngton. July Secretary
80 announced tonight that Gem
A. fershing had requested imme-
nv Shipment Of a large number of
~ .,a'iland bombing planes for use
He American forces and that the
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