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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-19
SCHOOL BOARD
IN Bic NEE TING
INCREASE IN PAY OF ALL TEACH
ERS GRANTED-ALI ARE
REAPPOINTED.
Much Other Routine Business Transact
ed-Extend physical TRIMMING
Department.

Tho Board nj Education set I'm regular
session last evening. Increases III pay
were granted teachers. instructors ana
janltOrS. as per recommendation OF the
salaries committee. OF which w. j. Lux
nus is chairman. The increase amounts
TO SlJ prr month in all cases and adds
S3@ .hhh to tn" boards pay roll.
\ report from n committee a7polntHd
10 renew contract with the chesapeake
md Potomac T"lcph0n" company Tor
school telephones was read 10y Clerk
Stanton. Til" report WAS 10 the effect
that as the telephone WIS indispensable
company would hn renewed. Tho increnS-
Cd rates offered ny tho telephone COM
pany was considered cNhnrbilant. The
increase ranges from Sla 10 $6n. Clerk
Stanton informed tho members Of the
board that he lad taken the matter up
with IN" Public Services commission Mt
Charleston AMI expected To hCnr from
thnt body shortly regarding the mat
to-"
Tho commits" ON physical education
through iS chairman. Paul q. kcyman.
inSl rndurtch II rcSoluI ION advocating the
extension Of this department.. Mr.. Rcy
man outlined tho work being done in
physical training and asked for n special
appropriation for tho extension. The res
oluiinn WIS referred Ia tho finance and
physical education committees jointly.
Those present were: Alfrcd Caldwell.
Edward Rogers W. !. l-ukHnS. Carl !.
I[cHncr. Paul q. Rrynan. Leopold Ecis-
Ar7nhrccht. Theodore Wagner. W. r.
Kahn and Charles II. ScabriSht.
Tho teachers of las; year wcrc reap
pointed
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here last night. following 4 search Tor
him in various cities after alleged oper-
atoms. Federal officers declined To dis
cuss the case but said Diaz was wanted
by the department Of justice.
TOLHO-Pattcru makers are on
strike. They have been working on
government contracts and demand 81
an hour.
CANTON-Detcctives are inveStiGat-
ing fires in three factories engaged on
war work In ono foundry tho loss
was $4,000. and valuable patterns were
destroyed.
ERBANA-Joc Franklin was lined
800 and costs for sugar violations.
ECCYRCS-Nrs. II. y. Scott of New
Winchester rushed through xt!ameS Ia d
house where she was visiting and saved
two children from death.
HAMILTON-Jacob Thcss. former
superintendent Of the intlrrary. has
been found guilty OF embezzling public
funds.
TOLEDO-BuSincs mon may work
four shifts in Inuuition factories after
their own regular work is done each
day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-19

iiivrv wood were taken by the Americ-
cam. in their advance.
Tho final objcctiv"S in the Givry and
Trur% sector were reached in about TWO
hours of hard fighting.
The troops OH this part Of the front
did equally as we'll as those on the front
further north. taking quantities OF ma
t"rial and prisoners. who continues
streaming hack.
Hastily organized counter attacks
against the Americans developed here
and there. but all were broken up and
our troops continued tn advance. In
one town alone on the southern part OF
ihr front under attack the french
American forces captured Is guns.
Probably the most stubborn resist
ancc to the allied advance developed in
the region west Of Chaudon which is
! T.. miles southwest of SCISSORS. ] ne
Americans and French. fighting side ny
side however. refused to b" checked.
The American machine guns moved the
enemy down and then our troops went
on. -,
Tho fighting still continued in this
region this afternoon and seems likely
To become heavier when the German re-
serves arrive.
In tho region of Snissons. where the
attack WAS especially success" VI; tn
Americans carried everything before
them hy storm. Early this afternoon
rhcv had passed their final known oh.
lc,.tivr:. From tho second Ia the third
oh icrIiyrS they swept behind Il thIrd
harraGp.
Tho second detectives were usually
taken by the troops Of tho first units
Wind had dug in at til" first "bjecttvr*
Tho resistance to tn" south was
rsncrialIy vicious. At some places the
American advancing troops were helo
up but only temporarily.
Pe-shing's Comnluniquc.
WASHINGTON. July 1s.-Gcneral
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machines were shot down this morning
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-19
A Dead Stomach
Of What Use Is It?

thousands? YES hundreds Of thou
sands Of people throughout America a"
taking the slow death treatment daily.
They arc numbering their own slom-
ach tho best friend they have. and in
their Suhlin" iEnnTlnCc they think they
are puLIin.; aside tho laws az nature.
! This is no sensational statement: ii IS
a startling fact. the truth nj which any
honorable physician will not deny.
These thousands Of pcopl" ar" swal-
lowing daily huge quantities q! prrSin
and other strong digestnrS. made rspc-
cially 70 digest the f"od III the stomach
without any aid at ali from tho dig"S-
tive membrane u: thu stomach
Mi-u-n:l stomach tablets r"l"v" dis
trcsscd stomach in five minutes: tiny do
more Taken regularly for II few weeks
they build un ihr run down stomach and
make il strong Enough In digest it's own
food. Then Indigestion. helChlnE, sour
stomach and .IHdIachr vii! go.
Ari-u-ni stomach tablets ar" sold h%
druggists cvrryWhrr" and hy &. ~.
Gricat 4 Co. who guarantee them.
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Ohio News Notes.

. nATHENS-E. VI. Garrett. formerly df
Rayton and Toledo hospitals. has be-
! come steward at Athens state hospital.
~FOSTORIA-E'aul ShrodcS. aged %. =
soldier. who was SaSsed in France IS
i dead in Connecticut.
EATON-Fire in the barn OF joseph
Esarupbell caused a loss OF $4,000. Much
Scrain was destroyed
\ADAYTON-SiN OF the seven hre"er1es
will close "nccr the fuel order.
HENS-Berry Maynard. aged 40.
forrnau Stewart. aged IS, miners,
were killed in accidents.
WEST MANSFlE.I.D-Ffr Fire. which
started in, the Farmers state Bank
building. which loss of $1,000. Lodge
and business rooms in the building
were damaged.
RUCYRUS-A. j. Haziett. former
state representative. has been appointed
Il federal oil ms pector in Texas.
. CINCINNATI-Thc Womeus Assocla-
ton Of Commerce. composed OF women
I'm various lines of industry. is in SEES
sion here.
CEDAR POINTING TrfState Bank
.ers' association. in session here. be-
1ieves that Victory bread and other SUP
,stltutes will continue IN spite OF the
new harvest
TOLEDO-One thousand young men,
who did not have their registration
cards. were caught in u roundup here
MARION-W. l.. Atwell. Superintend-
emit OF the cardingtor schools and for
1ner state senator from Licking county.
to-day announced his withdrawal as 4
candidate for the Republican nominal
tion in the Eighth Congressional dis
trict.
!. HAMU.TOE-The jury in the trial or
Jacob Thesis. superintendent of the
Butler county iatirmary. Indicted on
hive counts charging him with enoezzle-
Snent Of moneys de<ived from products
Iof the poor farm. returned verdict or
bguuty late to-day.
= NAPOLEOS-Walte q. PardonnfT'
$50. a. farmer and salesman. who lives
near Fidgevirle. was jailed here to-alShs
ION pre-GermaniS, charges. awaitIns the
sarriEal Of federal officers. He Is SAID
by County officers to have circulated
=. ". W. literature while selling pic
;tures in this and surrounding counties.
= YOUNG STOWN-Salvatore Diaz. OF
fTampico, Mexico. was to-day TUNED
tpyer to an agent of the federal govern
:rnent after reported operations OF
,nro-Seruan nature. Diaz was arrested
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TAKEN OVER BY j. S.
(conttnred From First Page.)

shares from his brother. When ouos-
toned 10y Mr.. Caravan regarding docu-
mcntary pronf that the shares had b,cn
purchased h" said the papers were de-
stroyed before he was permitted t.
leave the German frontier.
The high speed steel. the secret Of
which passes to American manufacture
ers. Is said 10 be highly raluahlc in tho
production OF high power motors for
arplanes
In 1891 E"cIser CAME 20 the United
States and in 1911 organized the Becker
Steel company. I New York branch nf
a German concern Later the concern
purchased the baldwin Steel compa ny
Of Charleston. w. Va. R"nhold BECKER
was paid $500. 900 for the patents and
processes for making steel and tools.
Rcinhold Becker is managing director
OF the Stahlwcrk- Becker company "
Germany.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-19

CHARLESTON. W. Va. July IL
Frank Heuzc. manager Of tho Reckrr
Steel company. to-day declared. upon
being informed that the plant had been
taken over by the United States GOV
ernment IA alien owned. that the stock
of the company Is American owned. as
far as he knew.
He said IL majority of the stock is
owned by. Adolph Becker. IN American
citizen. who has been in this country
for - yc6rs.
Bonds OF the old Baldwin Steel COM
pany. which the Becker company suc-
cecded. was and still arc owned 10y
Charleston men. Il was stated.
Tho plant has been working far :hr
last year on government contracts
Homo said. IIcnHe is subject OF Ger
many he admitted. never having been
naturalizcd
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-19
OHIO NEWS

CoLCNELS. o.. July iS,--The Ohio
rpublic utilities commission to-day
fSrantcd II electric liucS permission ["
; increase their passenger fares from :
10 ) cents Il mile. Fewer than one
fourth OF the companies that had APP
piled were granted the Incrras". Forty
ltive companies. in the state did not sub
INIT evidence TO support petitions asking
Ltor an increase Thu Cc,nuiSSiuu said
that some o. the lines would 20 into
bankruptcy unless III. increases were
sSranted The lines given the right to
raise their fare. include: Cleveland
Alliance & Mahonins Valley: Cleveland.
:. Patnesvillc Il -,shtibula: Cleveland.
gainesville & Eastern Cleveland &
Eastern. and Lake Shore Electric. with
others.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-19

Caroiinc NJ. Breyfpgle. dean Of wo-
men at Ohio state university. resigned
to-day. She is The only dean the col
kgc has ever had. Miss BreyfoSle came
10 Columbus six years ago from NclleS-
icy. where she was an instructor III
Biblical literature. She will devote
her efforts 70 war charities.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-19
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No coupons but highest quality That s
Fruit Hearts. the original candy coated.
fruit favored Chewing Gum. packed in
the handy package Call for Fruit
Hearts today
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-19

PARIS, July ls.-(4:lo p. rn.)-The
counter attack OF the French and al
lied forces on the battlefront between
the Aisne and Marine rivers, continues
under favorable conditions. according
to the dispatches received here ut this
hour from the army headquarters in
the field
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-19
Notable Work by AIrmen.

Love has such hypnotic power tina.
when fellow finds himself engaged TO
q girl he smagines that he did II.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-19

Pershings communique for yesterday
reports that in the American sector on
the Marne the enemy has been entirely
driven from the south bank. The de-
spatch follows:
HEADQUARTERS. AMERICAN EN-
PEDITIoNARY FORCES. July IL
Section Am the Marine sector our
troops have entirely regaincd posses
sion of the south bank Of the river.
Northwest Of Chateau Thicrry the
! enemy yesterday repeated mis- attempts
I Of the preceding day. to penetrate CUR
lines near EauX. His attack was COM
pletely broken up by our infantry ana
artillery fire before reaching our lincH.
court. a hostile airplanc was shot down
BY our aviators. .-'
Notable Work by AIrnen.
ON THE FRENCH FRONT IN
FRANCE. July 1S.-(MornlnG.)-.abE
has has been done by the allied aviators
during the progress Of the new German
offensive. The bombardinS, observa-
ton and battle planes have been COL
stantiy busy and TIC e. maS Srn,i rn %l Lie
! The air forces constantly hsrrasScd
the attacking columns Of tho enemy ana
supplied information from n'ninenl ~.
moment to the French staff resarains
Tho movement Of the Germans. Numcr-
Gus concentrations Of German troops
wore spottcd, thus enabling the artillery
to dispersc or destroy them.
The air forces likewise took M Nc
tive part in the actual lighting with
their machine guns and aerial tor
pcdoes.
Love has such hypnotic power ihas
when "A fellow finds himself engaged 10
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-19

! In a personal telegram to Director
Eeneral McAdoo. the govcInor urged
THAT a representative OF the railroad
Administration be sent TO Ohio at once.
with instructions TO cooperate with
Harnes B. pusan. chief railroad IN
kspector Of the state public utilities
Scommission. and with authority TO fur
snish cars TO mills. elevators and ware
houses in Ohio. already full OF grain.
land with no cars for outlet.
| =pugan, with J. W NcC2hord~ secretary
lo6 the Ohio Gain Dealers association;
liz P. C!ouse. secretary Of the Ohio
Grain Elevators company. OF Milford
tCenter, and representatives" OF the state
Hood administration. told 1hc governor
i1hat unless i diversion OF cars west is
; stopped and some provision made Tor
stAe prompt movement Of grain from
Ohio elevators and warehouses there
SSrl1 BE- Il serious loss of wheat IN the
State from the present crop. In some
ssScttous il was said farmers arc actu-
taAy stopping their threShinc machines.
ibeinS unable TO deliver their grain to
elevators and warehouses, already
! E4rged. \ lis, Of - towns show de-
rnand for cars.
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THIRD OBJECTIVE
Continued Prom First PaEe.)

and ammunition. Only here and there
along the line WAS strong resistance
offered, ana at those points the Ger
mans were attacked with rifle md
bayouet, bc1oss which they reiterated
steadily.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-19

PARIS, July ls.-(3:5o p. m.)-Un-
official news from the zone Of the
French offensive since the comrnunL
cation was issued by the war office
to-day shows that success for the en-
tente allied arms In continuing. The
official communication was written In
most conservative vein.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-19

Hearings on seven Ohio stree; rail-
way labor disputes. which opened before
, Examiners AlpheuS Wiuter and Arthur
ESturcis. acting for the war tabor board.
tiu the state house to-day. will be con-
sunued for the remainder Of the week.
land will include ths cases OF the four
!-D~Ston trolley lines. Testimony WAS
SStaken to-day from Samuel G. McMecn.
..prrsidenc OF the Columbus Railway.
:Lght 4 Power company. and from the
discharged employees of the local lines.
sTo-night a hearing on the case OF the
Slcrelanu Columbus & Southwestern
Railway company was opened. and both
f1hese cases will b. continued tomorrow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-19

LONDON. July ls-An American
division cooperating with the French
troops in their counter attack to-day
have captured the town OF VERY
about pig miles south Of SAS5ons'
md have advanced three miles ne-
youd tho town, the nAvices said.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-19

The order OF National Railroad Ad-
McAdoo diverting cars from
SOhio railroads to the west to carry
esrain has brought forth a strong pro-
hest from officials. business men and
FARMERS OF this state
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-02

Louis Boucher.
 Mrs. Philip Boucher and Mrs Olezum Boucher have returned, after spend ing a few days at Southbridge, Mass.
 Canning Demonstration.
 The canning demonstration held in Union Shall in charge of Miss Bertha Hailock of Norwich, Monday was well attended
 Many at Beach Pond. Owing to the heat Sunday there were nearly 200 at Beach Pond from here and surrounding towns. to enjoy the bathing and cool breezes.
 MT and Mrs. Frank Button, Miss Mabel McQuigin and Miss Mary Four nier. mOtored to Watch Hill Sunday.
 Mrs E. James, Ida and Artie James of North Stonirgton, are visiting rel atives in town.
 Miss Edna Herbert returned Sunday after a visit with friends at East Beach, Quonochontaug, R. l.
 Thomas Mcdonald, while fishing at Beachdale Pond recently thought he was about to break all fishing records, but to his dismay he had merely hook ed large tomato can full of water.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-02
EAST HADDAM
Albert Smith Home from Southern Camp After Eleven Months Service Brief Local Notes.

Senior Lieutenant Thomas H. Car roll spent Sunday at his home on Town street.
 MT. and Mrs Planeta of Higganum were guests Sunday of their daugh- ter, Mrs. Clearance Alexander.
 Mrs. Reed Hartman has been spend- ing several days this week with Mrs. Marshall Gates in Hartford. Mir. Hartman accompanied her and re- mained over Sunday.
 Miss Mary Lindsay went to New York Monday morning to remain for a while.
 Misses Evelyn and Louise Carroll are enjoying two weeks vacation at Oak Bluffs Mrs Carroll accompanied them to Saybrook. Miss Gladys Stark is spending sev- eral days with Miss Ellen Ely of ] Rocky Hill
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Gillette were in Middletown Thursday. Home on Furlough. l Albert Smith is home on Is days furlough from Camp Wadsworth i Spartanburg, s. C., after an absence 1 of Il months. MT. and Mrs. William Holmes anG Miss Bertha Smith of Hartford spen i last Sunday at their former home here
 MT. and Mrs. Rudolph Hoffman oi Middletown spent Sunday at FreC Ballecks.
 Mrs. Frank Sutliff of New Haver has been enjoying a few days visit a 1 her former home here.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-02
A WONDERFUL BELT
Exhibited to Home Friends by Ser geant George BrunneIIe - No Mans Land Souvenirs.

Sergeant George Brunnelle of the 22nd Canadian Battalion, recently honorably discharged from the Brit ish army after nearly four years Of service in France, visited friends here, his native town. Thursday. He is visiting in Putnam and vicinity.
 Sergeant Brunnelle exhibited Thurs day the belt that has proved a curios- ity wherever it has been shown. It is an ordinary celt. about three inches in width, made of cloth, and is com pletely covered with regimental in signia which Sergeant Brunnelle col sectors of the western front. Nearly all of the souvenirs on the belt were picked up at night while he was act ing as member of burial parties.
 The collar devices on the belt in clude those of many famous British regiments, representative of widely separated dominions of the empire. Numbered among them are the devices of the Northumberland FusiLers, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Scots Guards, Royal Montreal, Hindoustani the Manchesters, Winnipegs, Anzacs Royal Engineers, Dublin FusiIiers, Royal Field Artillery. Indian Colonial and the familiar Beaver collar device of the Canadians. Mingled too, in this distinguished company, are but tons from the uniforms of Prussian guards. Saxon and Bavarian regi- ments, members of the flower of the kaisers armies that were moved down by the gallant Canadians with whom Brunnelle fought.
 Brunne11e has been offered $50 for the belt but says it isn't for sale. The devices that make it up came, for the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-02
MANSFIELD CENTER
Shower in Hcnor of Miss Fannie L. Robinson - Patriotic Housewives Pledged to Save Wheat and to Do Much canning-MiIls Busy.

A shower was given at the home of Miss Grace Wymah last week Friday evening for Miss Fannie l.. Robinson in honor of her marriage two days later with Ralph E. Anthony. Thirty five friends of the young people were present, and the guests. brought many useful and valuable gifts which ap- peared to drop from the roof of the porch as Miss Robinson sat on the veranda with her friends. Later ice cream and cake were served.
 Pledged to Save Wheat.
 Women of this vicinity have shown their desire to do whatever is possible to win the war, not only in their Red Cross work, but in their cooperation with the movements for canning fruits and vegetables and in wheat saving According to late reports from the food administration, those people who voluntarily signed the<Wheatless pledge beginning Aug 1 will be released from that pledge, though subject still to the general ruling for use of so per cent. of substitutes The following names are included among those from Mansfield Center who showed their readiness to serve the government by signing the pledge to use little or no wheat for a certain time: Mrs. C.. C.. Davis, Mrs Herbert Schenck, Mrs Jennie Williams. Mrs E. H. Marsh, Mrs. W. R. Davoll, Mrs. W. R. Brad ley. Mrs. W. E. Cranm, Mrs. T. B. Eaton, Mrs. G. H. Allen, Mrs. Alex Lauder, Mrs. G. L. James, Mrs. Emily Larkham, Mrs. H. T. Clark. Mrs. Julia | Dodd, Mrs C. E. Franklin, Mrs. E. W. Brooks, 0. A. Perry, Mrs. E. P. Aver, | Mrs. G. H. Wyman, Mrs. C. H, Kip, Arto EY1n Mrs T Mrc A ! W. Olin, Mrs. M. J. Hughes, Mrs. l. 1 W. Goode1l. Many at Atwoodville and l Gur1epviI1e also signed.
 Patriotic Housewives.
 l Tn the canning campaign, of a total quota of 13,300 quarts assigned to the township of Mansfield, the South par ish alone. has pledged about 10000 quarts. The pledge has been signed
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-02
FUN ERAL
Mrs. Samuel c. Harris.

At her home in Brooklyn Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock a funeral ser vice for Mrs. Samuel C. Harris was conducted by Rev. E. A. Blake. Burial was in the South cemetery. The bear CTS were F. F. Miller, Irving F'rink, George Ide. of Brooklyn. and Frank Young of Danielson. A F. Wood was the funeral director.
 Death of Mrs. Morin.
 Charles Morin left Thursday for St Blaise, P. e., where he was called by the death of his mother, Mrs. Tarisa Morin. who was reported seriously i'll earlier in the week, when another his mothers bedside.
 Attending Funeral.
 MT. and Mrs. A. Putnam Woodward are at Providence, where they were called to attend the funeral of Mrs Woodward's sister.
 Was Rejected.
 Thomas Moran, Dayville, who wen to Camp Deyens last week, was re- jected and returned to his home.
 About the Borough.
 Several Danielson registrants have been summoned to appear in Putnam today to be examined, relative to thu non productive work in which they are held to be engaged.
 George A. Deamont of Fall Rive visited friends in Danielson Thurs day.
 The public schools here are to opel Tuesday, Sept. 3. There are some va cancies in the teaching staff to b. filled before that time Mrs. William NJ. Franklin, who i spending the summer at Oaklan; beach. visited here Thursday and vii return to the beach today. Mrs. Grace B. Jameson of Lawrenc is visiting relatives in Danielson Engagement Announced.
 Mrs. Ella A. Ward of Danielson an nounces the engagement of he daughter, Mary c. Ward to Thoma G. Haney, Jr., of New London,