The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-15


ence at Washington today and the rails
ArC. anticipating a favorable result.
we look for a firm market with a
moderate upward tendency c,o
HARRIS WINTHROP d CO.
LONDON-l:0T .. m.-Rcuter dis
patch from French front says German
artillery is bombardnE the valleys and
woods southeast of l-asSlGny win MUS
tard and gas shells.
AN ATLANTIC PORT-An uncon-
firned ,-port Is in circulation at the wa
ter front here this AFTERNOON stating
tina, the Ward line steamer MORO Castle
On route 10 an Atlantic port from
southern port has been sunk by Ger
man submarine. Officials at Ward Line
office had no information Of this YES
sells destruction.
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad meeting post
poned-
PARIS-New French positions on the
heights at sou thern end OF the P1cardY
battle line are firmly held today fol-
lowing the brilliant forward movement
yesterday on Il % mile line.
LONDOS-In speaking to newspaper
correspondents attached to British ar
my groups on the ricardy front King
George said There is no time for peace:
not Just yet"
The king was enthusiastic over. the
American army and the spirit OF the
United States.
PARIS-General Humhcrt following
the successful advance of his right wing
American army and the spirit Of the
northward in that region almost at right
angles TO the main battle front.
rf.s Coll. nd nr
way. The French in fitrating the "a.
vines between tho Tiny hills few OF
which are moro than $50 feet high.
The French already possess PleSsier
and Lccouvillon. the keys to this region.
The advance is careful but steady.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
TRiNCE---Thc British. force and the
French first and third armies maintain
their pressure from Albert 10 Ribccourt.
Almost Il third OF the so German di-
visions identified on this front are from
Ludendorff's reserves.
wAsHINGTON-Sour close to the
White House state emphatcally today
that President Wilson is not contem plat
lows a statement in tho Paris Journal TO
the effect that the Prcsidcn would soon
so over seas.
AMSTERDAM-.A battle in which a
Soviet army "Bolsheviki" of 10000 men
are engaged. is raging on the Mid-Eolga
river around Sembirsk. says IL dispatch
from Moscow.
WASHINGTON - General March
stated today that 81 divisions of 5000
mcS/cach ;Lrc now in Franco. The Ger
mans at tho nearest point are so miles
from Paris. Allies doing we'll he said.
\ Paris dispatch TO Dow Jones says:
Heavy artillery duels between the Avrc
and the Disc rivers wcre reported by the
French war office today. On the Feslc
river whore the Americans arc fighting.
attempted surprise attacks BY the Ger
mans failed.
French raids in the Champagne dis
trict ncttcd some German prisoners.
DOW JONES-Dispa,ch from An At
lantlc' Port says how an American
steam trawler fired uron a German sub
marine caused the raider to submerEe
ny attempting TO ram her was told by
the captain of the American vessel
which put in here today. The encounter
took place only six miles off Highland
Light. This is the nearest point to the
coast reached by any C-hoat since the
raids were instituted by tho Germans
few weeks ago.
The raid is considered especially dar-
ing in view OF tho fact that Highland
Light guards the entrance 10 Boston
Harbor.
London dispatch TO Dow Jones snys:-
There WIS hostile artillery firing during
tho night on the battle front. war office
announced today. There was no infant
ry action. y local hostile attack In the
Dicknhusch sector was rcpulscd.
ntrIng Tho night thu cnrmy's artillery
was active in that n"irhhorhond and
also northwest If Hemmcl. We carried
out II successful raid last night along
tn" Ayrttc. in which VIC secured pris-
nnrrs.
IN The EiruxbcrQuin sector patrols
continued to push forward and rstah-
liShcd lines cast Of tho village. They
captured prisoners and machine guns.
Our line was advanced slightly cast Of
M"t"rcn.
PARLS--Pr"sidcnt Wilson is soon
coming tn Europe. said Deputy Maurlrc
d'Amur III IN article in the Journal tu-
day.
DOW JONES saws: BOARD Of directors
nf International Mercantile" Marin" Co.
held 4 special session Tuesday following
In" regular meeting Of the finance COM
miitrr. Z. A. s. Franklin. president q:
IN" company. stated after tho meeting
ni III" directorate" that lh"rc was moth
ing tn pc mad" public Rs n result OF tho
boards deliberations. He said that tho
OCULAR monthly meeting Of tho tlirec-
irrS would hr lid on Thursday. August
Is
Negotiations for thr sale OF tho COM
rHnrS british Tonnage arc still I'm pro-
gross and directors affirm that The mat;
tor - proceeding satisfactorily when tho
mary governmental restrictions. both
ErrtiSh and American. handira7rinE n
transaction Of such magnitude in war
'in" nrH taken into consideration.
NEW YORK NEWS RrREtEr-The
speculative element is confident that 4
favorable influrnc" Of III" railroad con-
tracts will br reflected in advances in
ra'irnad issues.
For the first tim" in eleven years
III" rnilr"ad will r"cciv" what stock
hnlhnrS regard az fair treatment from
IN" government
tnnridrnc" is expressed that after tho
government has mad" payment du" rail
r"nds under thu CONTRACTS, diyid"nds On
Ealim"r" & Dhin and Wabash ~" pre-
f"rrrd will hr Declared.
Federal IudC" Tuttlr refused 10 hear
n"ir"it United Railways c"mrany's plea
I" halt = cent fare. company will APP
peal IN I. :. Sunrcr" court.
l'pStat" public Srrvirr commission has
granted request of United Traction 60.
:" incr"as" far" from fiv" % six cents in
Albany. Troy and oth"r places
reported LigE"ti Myers Tobacco Co.
may do some financing.
CLOSING STOCK LETTER
NEW YORK. Aug. li.-Rrports that !
banks were calling loans checked prices
today and the activity or submarines orr !
0ur coast had a lttlc.rrntlmrntal effect
also W. still fCrl that tho scarcity OF |
money Will keep tho market In narrow !
limits and do not look for activity until |
this is rcmedicd