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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-17
EXEMP TON Of
OIL AND Gas
MEN IS ASKED

NEW YORK, Sept. li.--An appeal l."
employers i'll the oil ana natural gas in
dustry to claim deferred CLASSIFICATION
under ;hc ncw draft law. for all men
csSScnI ial to the m;tint cnhnr" or IN" IN
GuStry on all efficient war basis, was
issued here tonight by 4. T. Bedford
chairman Of the National Petroleum
War Service Committed.
In his appeal. Mr.. bedford quoted
from i letter from NJ. L. l;equh general
director Of the oil division Of the fuel
administration IN which It was declared
that 1t Is the patriotic duty OF employ
ers to claim deferred CLASSIFICATION Tor
mcr essential to the industry. even
though the men themselves refuse TO
make such claims.
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! declares that It's continued holding p%
| tho Germans would hay" been and was
/ n piece of uns"dlrrly rrctcntiouSnrSS
| which was only persisted in from pc
/ l!ticQl necessity.
| He was very nngry about u md as
| serted that representations hal been
| made to- tho rrcat general staff rs 10
| tn" impo$sibility "r holding IN" salient
| with the troops assigned To It In fncr Of
! the American concentration which was
| known tu he taxing place but at The
/ time It WAS supposed that til" occasion
was not prupit!uuS for attaching fhc
| Germans and any rad luS;rncnt uf the
| German positions was postponed until
the moment for Il complete evacuation
! was past
WITH THE; AMERICAN ARMY IN
| LORRAINE. Sept. IL. 1890 2. IN. Niy
! Tho Associated PrcsS)--ACt!Ylty or IN"
| German artillery Increased somewhat
! during the forenoon today. No infantry
: attacks however. were made
! Intense aerial activity marked me
operations early today.
Tho Germans have not resisted minor
! movements calculated tn consolidate the
American ltne which now has become
| tlrInly fixed.
/ Allied night bombing aIrplanes Sun
I day night dropped more than u tons OF
! bombs on CourcelleS. Ehrangc. Saar-
bruclSen. Boulay. Bull. CONTAINS and
other points. The bombs dropped TN
! Contains were directed against tn" rail
way yards the center Of the German 8
communication IN this region. The roads
crossing the Moscile also were attacked
| by the atrmen. Many direct hits wcrn
observed. An enemy train was hit ut
| Longuyon.
Pursuit groups protected By a bar
rage carried out numerous raids and
scored victories in several engagements
| tho. American line were unsuccessful
generally.
Enemy aIrplanes last night attacked
| points within the Americ lines. Bombs
were dropped on st. Mihiel and the Ger
mans used their machine guns against
that town, but with little effect k"-
! ports from different points along thc
lineFshow that the number of guns and
the general material captured ny tho
Americans Is increasing. An entire ar
tllery park was captured at JaulneY
! Austrian prisoners captured ny the
, Americans are bitter in their dcnuncia-
ton Of the Germans. They accus" IN"
Germans OF leaving them in tho lurch.
! Austrian officers declare they were not
warned OF the American attack and that
i repeated requests Tor ammunition were
ignored. The Germans. they add, CAV"
their entire attention 20 cXtricatinG
| themselves from the salient.
PARIS. Sunday. Sept. 15.--HiEh words
OF praise for the American staff arc
given by commentators on the American
/ victory in Lorraine. The pleasing rapid
tity with which the American staff
adapted itself to new methods OF war
fare is praised and tribute also is
paid to young officers who carried out
their work with great valor and dash.
While the Americans ar" operating
toward the northeast. the battle has OK
tended far down into tho Nosgcs re-
gion. The German staff is seeking &c
rectify its line there.
Tho forced retreat at st. Mihel caused
n backward movement along tho heights
OF the Mouse. This double reccil will
establish the allied lines in stronger
positions over very wide front
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-17
You Can Keep Dainty
Waists Clean Without
Boiling Them

Clean waists for mother and the
girls. clean shirts for father and
the bows. That's no longer 4 big
summer problem
The daintiest waists may be
washed frequently without the
slightest harm or wear by using
Fels-Naptha soap in cool or
lukewarm water. And yet
Fels-Naptha is such a thorough
cleanser that it will clean much
dirtied clothes without any need
of boiling or hard rubbing,
Just follow the simple direction. in
side the red and green wrapper and
you'll find that summer washday i
quickly over and with little effort
And the clothes are as spick and
span as new.
Wash the Fels-Naptha way this
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BRITISH AIRPLANES
BOMB GERMAN TOWNS

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY on
TIE. LORRAINE. FRONT, Sept. ID
IRv the Associated Press. british air
planes. which ar" cooperating Win
AmoriCHrl SQindr"us on this front, flew
far back II the enemy lincs to-day and
lrnmhcd a!r'lrnm"S ut several places.
Som" Of tic long distance tlr"rs passed
over [arI"r,lh" and Malna. dropping
nv" and Il half tons Of explosives.
Eleven tons of bombs were dropped
on tho airdrruIrs nj L"nEuyon. Snulay.
Martnngr and Rnhm
French n-d Italian units co-nrcrntcd
with American scuadrona In carrying
out nine m!s=!ona IN addition 10 which
patrol!tns md photographic work was
successfully conducted.
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FOOD OFFICIAL LEAVES

J. Harold Rreana executive sccre-
tary Of the state national food admins
tration. loft for Chicago last night I"
attend the meeting Of the state heads
Of he bakers division of the food ad-
mnistration.
The meeting will be attended by rep
resrntatives OF every state in tho Union
and important questions will be dis
cusSed In regard to the flour supply
Of the country and regulations for its
distribution
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-17
UGLY STRIKE Of
10000 MINERS
UNAUTHORIZED

WAMoKH, Pa. sept 16--De-
spite Fuel Administrators Garhelds
announcement that the anthracite
mine workers must return to work
before their demands for Increased
wages Will be considered. representa-
ttves Of tho mon declared tonaGEe
that the suspension, which went INFO
eject today, VIII b continued. re
than 10000 men and rfteen eoHereies
are Idle IN the Shamok1u region alone.
The rnInerx voted unanimously last
week to walk out tn order to enforce
speedy action IN the wage neSotH-
tons
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-17
Where Can Find Relief From
Itching, Terrifying Eczema?

ter how unbcarablr IN" itching and
burning of the skin, s S 5. will
promptly reach the scat OF the
trouble and forever rOut from the
blood every trace Of tho disease. just
rs It has for othr"S who have SUI.
frrrd as you have lis grand blood
remedy has been used for mere tnan
fits years. and you / We onl. 10 give
i, fair trial To be restored 10 per
feet health.
Our chief medical adviser is an au.
thurity on blood i ID skin disorders.
and he will take pleasure in giving
you such advice - your individual
case may need. Absolutely without
cost. Write tUGay. o. r."inc vou7
case. It medical DEPARTMENT. SWIM
Specific Co. 43l Swift Laboratory.
\ la It7 Ga.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-17
YARDS DELIVER &c SHIPS
FIRST 10 DAYS OF MONTH

WASHINGTON. Sept. l6.-Tw"nty-siX
ships with a d"adwelEht tonnaE" OF
14T.jon were delivered IN the shipping
board Ivy ,hr American yards during the
first IL days uf this month. tho hoaru
announced today. During tho same Pc
Rod IS stool and wooden ships OF l"".-
2TO dcadwciCht tons were launched.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-17
JAPANESE CAPTURED
SIBERIAN NAVAL BASE

TOXIC. Monday. Sept 9.-(Ey the
Associated PresS)-JapaneSc cavalry
ana an infantry battalion captured the
enemy naval base of ktabayovsk. on
September Z, according TO official an
nouncement today. They took Il gun
boats. four other vessels. wireless sta
ton. 40 guns. eight ammunition de-
pots, seven magazines. one munitinn
warehouse, 20 horses. seven automo-
blles barbed wire and much other ma
tcrial.
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NEW YORK S"l-t. l6--'li"ui'nHnt
Charles Kinney. Jr.. nf Atokn. Tenn.
ana f.. H. Austin. NJ Boston. w"r" killed
when an army nirplanc' from tho Min"'lt
aviation Held crashed ~ earth IN the
Flint bush section OF Brooklyn today.
Hundreds Of PERSONS who saw the
rnarhin" go dead" rs j; was dying low
over trees and houSri"IS witnessed ITS
plunge int" liz back yard Of a residence.
TN" nirplanr WAS demolished Doctors
who YER, summoned found both orcu-
puniS dead.
shortly before IN" accident III" await
nrs had boon forced hv rnEin" trouble
10 land "n IN" Prospect Park pArad"
grounds: Thry mad" minor repairs and
assembled The ina"hinr then went int"
n srrjcs - SOS" dives and made Il SOC
nnd landing
Taking the air again. IN" nTlatorS al
tempted to resume their hight hut were
forced when their rn"tiv" power gave
our 10 seek :, hurried landing.
I.irk nC Open spa"" N which N al'rht
caused thr fatal crash.
kinnv was attached Ia tho Garden
City IT,. ~ n"li ani AuGiin. llcutcn-
ant, was stat!on:d at MiUcola.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-17
This Question Is CVcr on the Lips
Of the AffiSted.

o. inc VT1TT-VeU.
Eczema, letter. GlySipelas and
other terrifying con. 'ilions of ne
skin are Ceep-aeated bloc disc SOS,
and applications of S;.T2s, louons
and washes can only afford Icrnpn-
rary relief. without rcacnlug tho real
seat Of the trOuurc. But Just h"ciGS"
local treatment has done you no
good, there is no reason 10 despair.
You simply have not sought The
proper treatment that is within your
reach.
You have the experience OF others
who have suffered Us you have TO
guide you TO Il prompt riddaac" q!
blood ard skin diseases. No matter
how terrifying the irritation. NO mat
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on whose SlQe IL mas pcet Aisu''"e 40
years. Austria Hungary. adds the paper.
is behind Germany in its determlna-
ton 70 defnd itself to the uttcrmost.
And at this very moment. II con-
tinueS, "Austro-Hungarinn soldiers are
fighting for pence on the west LloIlt
fore no contradiction II Austrla-ltun-
gary. comes forward III its own sphere
OF action with an idea intended TO pro-
mote the speedy attainment OF peace.
English Comment.
MANCHESTER, England. Sept L.
The Guardian. discussing the Austrian
peace note. asks if the Central POWERS
would be willing to restore the count RES
they have overrun. reverse the brest-
LitovsE treaty: set RUSSIA Tree anu r'uSI
Poland. Lithuania Finland ard inc
Ukraine to determine their own desu-
These are among the questions which
the allied governments are cntitlco ~
ask before conSenting to enter upon con-
fidential negotiations" the Guardian de-
The newspaper considers. however.
that il would be "a monStrcus thins 70
flout this proposal as proposals nave
been flouted before" and THINKS inc a.
lied government should request some OK
preston Of views as to the posslbllitles
of u settlement on such lines as LnoSe
President Wilson and Premier Lioyo-
George have laid down
The fact that dominates tne M. ~
,nent," adds the Guardian. is that the
people OF both Austria and Germany ar E
wayerinE. AS the Bavarian Minister Oh
the Interior said. many nave peS"' gin,
faint hearted and moralcness ana the
resolve to hold out have waveIeo. Leg
us above all things be carct vi not 10
reply in such terms as VIII give 'ne
vavcrers fresh resolution. ,,.,.-
LONDON, Sept 16.-AuStrlaS lnFlIh
ton 10 the 'belligerentS TO meet lhlot thal
} peace discussion IS Indignantly FeJcul
ed by the London morning newspapers
The note Is seen by commentators AS q
(;er-nnn trick in which Austria is made
the catspaw in an eRdearor 10 gain titiie
70 enable the German high command 10
rsnrpanize its shattered troops. Inc
offer of peace to Belgium is Regarded
as shameless insult.
! The Austrian note does not orlnG real
! nsace any nearer" says the Express
preliminary conditions to peace nave
hesn stated over and over again soy the
allies and there is not the falhtsSt SUP
| eestion that the Central POWERS VIII
agrct. to any one or these coIattlons:
They who drew the sword arc schei!hn
70 saw. themselves from pcrishtnE by the
/ sword The disinRrnuousneSs or tn'
frote hetrays that It was written IN VII
| helmstraSS- Berlin
Relative to the offer or peace 10 Del
! GUM the Express says:
This is another Brest-Litorsk scheme
and part Of the same plan for pTeserV'
! ing the power Of the Hohenzollerns.
| French Opinion.
/ PARIS. Sept 16.-The Austrian pro
posar for a conference Of the oelliger'
| ents was not much Of Il surprise In Par
! isian political centersI where II IS con
sldcred to be consequence OF the re
| cent military successes OF the alibeS
| The general impression IS that the new
| neace offensive cannot be fruitful.
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WOUNDED SOLDIERS FIND RECREATION AND EXERCISE.
wounded soldiers has ALREADY feea
begun in we qupped hospitals this country Ing ooef
Of the work fit them for work at trade N the early
their muscles and relax their ntves Ih.
class on porch Hospital Washington Government
institution Each group Of aide
The men here weaving Igs baskets and Knitting
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Yiennn Comment.

AMSTERDAM. Sept 18th" Vienna
papers. discussing tho Aus,ro- Hungarian
peace proposal. pons out emphatically
that mo monarchy undertook tho stop
with tho knowledge Of it's allies. but dc"
clare that tho action itself was cSclu-
Sivelv Austro- Hungarian. They assert
further in :htS connection thai tn" in
destructibility OF tn" alliance OF tho
monarchy with it's friends: and 1ar'icn-
lationShip with Germany most decidedly
disposrs in advance Of the slightest at
tenn OF at misintrrprc;atlon. az II in tts
Intentions and irs consequences 1t could
lead 20 Austria Hungary taking an indie
pendent position.
The Framdanh,att d"clnres x Is self
evident TINT Austria Hungary only
speaks on so important a matter after
having acquainted herewith its friends.
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GREAT POLISH ARMY
TO join ENTENTE IN
FIGHTING BOLSHEVIKI

HAREIN Saturday. Sept. /. tBy The
Associated Prcss)-A movement eXcecd-
Ing, perhaps that OF the CZecho- SlUvakS,
is, being organized by Polish officers to
form i Polish division &c light in Siberia
wcsterward to their oppressed futher-
lund rs integral units in the American
army. According IN conservative csti-
niatcs an army OF more than lo0Uoo
trained militarists is Immediately avail
able in the regions Of Hardin. Niko!sk
and NladivoStok.
OLOEANNAYA, TRANS BAlkALlA.
Wednesday, Sept 1f.-(I3y The AssocI-
;ltcd PreSS)-If the allies intend To conf
lrlt the German forces in Russia and T."
save the Russians from falling under
the German yoke. it is absolutely essen
1ial that troops BIZ sent Immediately TO
the present eastern front along the Vol
Eli This is the opinion Of General Cal
diL the commander Of the Czcch"-Slov-
AXIS lighting on tho NnlGa, who has ar
rived here from the west.
General Gaida said he believed that II
would hr fatal If the present rnthuSi-
assn in Siberia was permitted To die out.
In n few months Russia would possess
an army capable Of driving the Germans
10 the frontier II the allies would send
troops To aid the CZnchs in their work
of rcorganiZatio
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NO CHANCE
Continued Prom Page one-)

.dents Of London celebrated the AnerI-
"a, victory in hotels and public places
last nirh,. singing The Star SpanGtro
Banner and other airs londonrre zen
orally Informed by special EDITIONS o.
tho conrineud satisfactory progress or
,he American attacks and the Austrian
reaee offer. experienced an unusua1tS
sensational Sunday and displayed eHuo
erence and hopefulness that was IN
marked contrast with the gloom Oh .ne
summer months. It was felt that WIN
tbs. American army fighting unoe' tti';
guns OF the fortress of Metz ana WIN
Austria making what appears 70 De an
official bid for peace things Mt last were
really moving in the desired dlrectt",'
Aus,ria's note is In the hands or the
,-orernmcnt. together with information
that Germany has made direct ot'er
~ peace to Belgium on the basis ut
restored political and economic mac
oendencc and on the condition or B"l-
cian neutrality until the end OF tho war,
No illusion To reparatton or indemnity
for tho wrongs inflicted upon Belgium
ts said % have been made by Germany
Il is needless to say that these peace
<erlers mako little impression on tho
government or people here. They are
no;ntrd however a. \ revelation OF
speedy enemy appreciation OF the
meaning Of American military partici-
nation in thr war: The Wow Is held IN
POLITICAL circles that Germany realizes
shr will soon h. compelled TO wlthdra~
from Belgium and I. she could secure n
treaty barring Belgian territory to al
lied troops and aircraft sh" would of
therein protecting Germany against hos
tile attacks.
In Tho speech made Mt Manchester by
Premier Lloyd George. it is believed m
rnnlied IN advance to any peace tenta'
,ivrs. In fact il is believed the Premier
knew Austria had this move in MIND
when 10 delivered the speech. ii helms
supposed that such n peace move coulr
not have been made without previous
inquiries being set afoos by the contra
J>nwcrs There is considerable Interest
rs TO the effect that the new move vii
ha:. on tho political situation h"rc anc
the possibility Of general election.
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GERMAN ATTACK
CONTINUED FROM Page oue.}

rho Americans in celebrating tho 81
Nihf.l salient reduced the enemy
strength by the equivalent of four oi-
visions. The victory Of the Americans
was due to German inferiority IN NUM-
bcrs and a greater !nfcriority in morale
The enemy was so busily occupied IN
getting out of the salient that ne olo
NOT have time TO remove his dead
The statement coming from The Ger
man high command that it is glad to De
rid Of the salient may be believed OUT
II may be- doubted if the command also
* clad TO have lost 1900 men. moro
than loo guns, an innumrraole guam
tity of machine guns trench moF'aF~
,,rr Of ammunition and telegraph ma
,ar,,r ne we'll as railroad equipment
r,,II,r,, stock. clothing and supplies
which either were burned or captured
by III" Americans.
Eolsc conclusions must not be- drawn
from the results of the operation. TO
nut it briefly. the Germans did not
nrht and the tritling damage they ola
10 the French and Americans proves IL
,rb. Germans may have done inc
,vis.st thing since, if they had tried 70
stard their losses would have been IN
creased enormously. Tho allies had the
means to insure such result. ana inc
fact that tho operation required only
81 Der cent Of the time allotted 10 II Is
nroof that much moro strenuous re-
sistancc was expected from the en-
erny He was IN such hurry 10 re-
move his guns that scores or thetn
we're captured without having hTcd
round ut the attackers
, Th. Germans already have begun 10
try0lu mo
has Increased greatly and the allies arc
, striving TO drive them of. At night tho
Germans attempt to bomb the Ameri-
ems. These things do not suggest
beaten fore. and 1t would bo tho EraV-
est mlstakei to imagine that the Ger
mans are done with
| WITH TTIF; AMERICAN ARMY IN
LORRAINE. Sunday. Sept. la.-tBy the
Associated rress.-Diricultics almost
; unbelievable wer" overcome ny inc
Prancn-Amcrican troops wh" attacked
, the Germans on tho western flank az the
! <, Nihiel salient. The heaviest fight
! ing occurred on this flank. as else
whe,e along the lin" Of Inst weeks Of
! fensiyr
Tho attackers had 20 storm md pas,
! forests. and thirk"ts were almost
! solid mass Of t,arbrd wire. They had
! 10 traverse roads cut by many trenches
! and were opposed not only by men or
! Tho rnachlncry Of war but nature rs we'll.
However. they accomplished tho almost
incredible fen, nf breaking through. Re
hind them they left torn masses OF
,yire. ruined ruadwayS and wooded hills
b..ltcd with concrete forts.
AMERICAN ARMY HF;ADQtAR-
| TIERS IN LORRAINE. Sept. ia
German Officer captured hy I'll" Am"rl-
! Guns makes interesting revelations
| concerning the s.. Milliel salient. lie
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AVIATORS KILLED

CAMP RATIIEtN. l'rsornnio. Can.
Sept. lG.--Cs,dct T.. Warden. az ColrIil".
wash. was killed in an airplan" crash
hCr. today.
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AMERICAN ARMY HEADQCAK-
TIERS IN LORRAINE. Sept. ia
German Officer captured hy tho Am"rl-
Guns makes Interesting revelations
concerning the ST. MilIl.l salient. lie
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-05
Americans Slay P1ssia Guard In Handtoand Battle In Fnes
Same Old OkIahomam Policy

Regardless of whether they stand Murray Robertson
Alexander readers of The Okahoman in the southern por
ton the and particularly in Ardmore and its vicinity
asonshed this morning when after reading he
Investigation established the fact The oklahoman
simply following its set policy OF refusing TO te any any lac b
homes headquarters 1t was simply pursuing It's avGl
well known policy anythng good enough for southern
okahoman requested Mr. Murrays d to
ha for the statement was filed in Armore yesterday
ator showing that it sent to Oklahoma Cy az I:oo p m
yesterday The telegram follows:
Daily oklahoman,
"Okahoma City.
&C. L. London association of the various Muir
ray clubs that they believed Murray would carry forty per
cent of the primary we convinced Muir
ray will get the the cities and the farmer vote
everywhere he states Murray has to get only the sms
vote he ever ROBERTSON 5000 votes He states
that he will poll every county of the state that he
poed in 1910 and 1912 except in two counties ana hat III
addition will carry county of the Chckasaw
Nation only two of carried in 1910 that he will carry
from fifteen to twenty per cent more vo @ M nv will ca the
city Muskogee by five times the number OF votes ne ever "
ceived there , ,,oda hv
1--WE will Robertson by 1000 votes and Alexander oy
10 900 votes. Mr. London further stated
we have made this fight without money, placing man
of integrity efficiency against combination OF money anu
political machine. From the start Mr. Murray believed ne
because he believed the people at TINS hme woun
consider negenty their course at the pos 'hah ever
before .,ouuo, ,,,ao
Nr that all the various false charges made
by the opponents of Mr. Murray will avail them nothhg anu
that trying answer them because the os u
them are 100 a0Su'o ''' MURRAY HEADQUARTERS"
If any newspaper showed such "dumkopf" judgmen
and such courtesy it is not recalled by
newspaper people who have been involved in many campaigns
some of which characterized with nearly much mis-
sanderous attacks that OF the Robertson
forces aided abeed by The Oklahoman the campaign
against Mr.. Murray. A.,
c. L. London Murray headquarters at Tishomingo told
The Armoete the telephone this morning that the re-
quest the statement came to him over the long
phone yesterday and that Joseph ne on b
snecial Washington correspondent who was fecaed 10 ne
state to handle the Robertson campaign news made the request