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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07
GEN. MANCIN'S
PATROLS ACTIVE
Army Operating on West Of
VesIe Throws Out Recon-
nOitering Units.
SOME DELAY POSSIBLE
Gen. Berthelot's Troops Effect
Heavy Captures of Material
South of Rheims.

London, Aug. 7-(Via MontreaD-
Gen. Mansn's army operating on the
westerly side OF the Vesle front has
thrown out patrols which are busying
themselves reconnoitering the Aisne,
Reuters correspondent at American
headquarters reports.
The intentions of the Germans re-
Garding the ridge between the Vcsle
and the Ajsne can only be CO.. .jectured,
he continues This position Is strongly
protected on the eastern flank, and II
carried only from the west the allies
would be under an uncomfortable fire
from the German guns across the
Aisne.
A certain amount of delay is there
for possible, the correspondent adds,
even though the enemy does not in
tend to make his final stand on the
Ncslc front.
With the American Army in France,
Aug. 7.-The army of Gen. Berthelot.
whose operations had marked effect
in bringing about the retreat of the
crown prince across the Vcsle by
breaking down the eastern pivot of his
line southwest of Rheims, effected
heavy captures of material during the
fighting.
In one wood alone 100000 shells Of
heavy calibre were taken in addition
to immense quantities OF other ma
terial. This army also captured sew
eral batteries of heavy and field guns
which are now being used against the
enemy. Its booty comprises likewise
in addition to 373 machine guns, hum
dreds of light trench mortars. The
army's bag of prisoners exceeded 1000.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07
GREAT HAVOC WROUGHT IN
LAKE CHARLES VICINITY
Over Hundred Buildings De.
molished-Hardly One Es-
capped Damage-Ten Killed.

Lafayette. La, Aug. 1.-THE tropical
storm which hit the Louisiana coast
yesterday afternoon wrought great
havoc in Lake Charles and vicinity, ac-
cording to stories told by persons ar
riving here from that place early to-
day by boat and automobile. Ten per-
sons are reported to have been killed
and property damage OF more than a
million dollars Is believed to have been
aone. Hnrdiy building In Lake
Charles ESCAPED damage. more than a
hundred being entirely demolished,
Electric light. telephone and telegraph
wires we're down and the city was in
total darkness last night.
Mayor Trotti. OF Lake Charles, called
n mass meeting Of citizens Tuesday
afternoon to devise means for pro-
tecting the city during the night Lieut..
Fatler, of Gcrstner field. was placed in
charge of the volunteer police to CO.
operate with the regular city police.
and large detail Of soldiers from
Gerstn,r field was on duty. The city
was divided into districts and military
law was proclaimed.
Lasted Two Hours.
The storm lasted about two hours.
Striking the city at o'clock 1t blew
with full force until PM, at times
reaching n velocity estimated at 12O
miles an hour. Ryan street, the prin-
cipal business thoroughfare OF the city.
was the scene of great damage.
Many fires broke out during the
storm. The building of the Lambert
Chemical company was destroyed with
n loss of about $4,000. The plant of
the Hodge Fence company was also
burned. entailing "a heavy loss. The
Lockmore Lumber company plant, near
Lake Charles, was reported on fire at
midnight. and 1t was expected it would
be a total loss.
Tho large plant Of the Cluney Ship
building company on the outskirts of
Lake Charles. was burning early to-
day. This plant is valued at several
hundred thousand dollars.
Passengers and Crew Safe.
The steamboat Rex with forty-two
passengers aboard, while on it's way to
Lake Charles was caught by the storm
and wrecked in Brean lake. The pas
taken to Lake Charles.
Only one person, negro man, was
known early today to have been killed
in Lake Charles.
Six persons were reported killed at
DeQuincy, La, sixty miles north of
Lake Charles.
Three persons were killed at Sui
phur, La, and about fifty houses de-
molished.
Westlake, La, across the lake from
Lake Charles, suffered severe property
damage.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07
Prisoners Taken

Prisoners Taken
London, Aug. I'm an attack car
ried out this morning southwest of
Morlancourt the British regained the
ground taken from them by the Ger
mans yesterday along the Bray -Corbie
road north OF the Somme.
The British line astride the Clarence
river on the Flanders front has been
advanced short distance, says to-
days war office announcement. A few
prisoners were taken during the course
Of the operation.
Counter. Attacked.
The statement reads:
AT an early hour this morning the
British troops holding the sector on
our front southwest of Morlancourt
counter attacked and regained all OF
the most important positions of the
ground taken from them by the enemy
In his attack yesterday. All the OBJ
jectives OF our counter-attack have
been secured and number of pris-
oners captured by us.
'As the result of the action of our
patrols yesterday and during the night
we, advanced our line n short distance
astride the Clarence river In the Lys
sector and captured few prisoners
and two machine guns. A party of
our troops successfully rushed one OF
the enemy posts last night north of
Nieux Berquin (on the north side OF
the Lys sector).
"The hostile artillery has been ac-
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07
Relayed kilograms Tell Of Five
Lives Lost in Southwestern
Louisiana.
TRAINING CAMP WRECKED
Army Officials Take Stock Of
Damage Done by Eighty Mile
an Hour Twister.
WAVES OF HEAT AGAIN
SEND MECURY SOARING

Washington. Aug. 7.-Waves
OF heat from a new low pres
sure area developing over the
great lakes and spreading east
ward sent the mercury soaring
again today throughout the
middle west. East and south.
and tho weather bureau held no
hope for relief from the record
hot weather for at least two
days.
The low" which began the
trouble passed over the Gulf
OF st. Lawrence into the Attain
tic Yesterday. but II was quickly
followed by another taking
about the same track. With this
development came the news
that the tropical hurricane
which swept lower Louisiana
from the Gulf of Mexico had
died In its tracks. dissipating
hope of relief from that quarter.
Only abnormally low humid
ity Is saving the country In the
path of the heat waves from
terrible suffering. Early today
several eastern cities reported
temperatures higher than at
the Same time yesterday.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07
THREE MEN KILLED BY
EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE
Accident Wrecks Buildings at
Grafton nl.-Names of
Dead.

Grafton, ILL.,. Aug. 7.-Three men
were killed here, today in an explosion
which partly wrecked the Grafton
dynamite plant.
The dead are: Joseph Campbell and
Herman Thomas, both Of Grafton. and
n man from Elsah, ILL.,. whose name
could not be learned.
Physicians and nurses were sent
from Alton. but details of the explos-
ion could not be learned.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07
Followed Narrow Path.

Houston. Tex. Aug. 7.-Three lives
were lost in Tuesdays windstorm at
Deauincy. La. and three negroes were
killed at Hammons Camp. two miles
east Of Dequincy. a relayed telegram
to the Gulf Coast lines reports.
At Dequincy the storm broke at 4
O'Clock. A restaurant man named Mel
ycald6aoes had heen destroyed and
thai stores and churches were wrecked.
- Wires are down east of the Texas
border and the Gulf Coast track is 1T
tered with trees. The storm followed
a narrow path, but was very severe.
Dequincy is twenty-five miles north
east of Lake Charles, where great
damage was done.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07
White Guards and Allied
Pursuit Of BoIsheviki
(Associated Press.)

Kandalaska. Monday. Aug. 5.--Vol-
unteer detachments of white guards
are giving aid to the allied units pur-
suing the bolshevik forces retreating
southwark from Archangel.
The new Archangel government has
arrested most of the bolshevik leaders
who had not fled. The bolshevik COM
missioner Of war, Zenkvich, was killed.
Otherwise the change in government
was virtually bloodless. Before the al
lied troops landed 1T Archangel, the
local bolsheviki issued proclamation
to the troops urging violence toward
allied citizens.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07
PROPOSE TO CONSOLIDATE
TELEPHONE COMPANIES

Washington, Aug. 7.-Postmaster-
General Burleson announced today
that one of the first effects OF gov
ernment control of telephones and
telegraphs probably would be the CO.
ordination and consolidation Of COM
peting systems wherever possible.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07
Take Stock Of DAMAGE.

ficials at Gerstner Field training camp
for saviators, at Lake Charles, are to-
day taking stock of damage done to
the camp by an eighty mile AN hour
twister which swept over portions OF
Louisiana and Texas last night. Esti-
mates put the DANCE In this vicinity
at $1,000,000. Sulphur, La. is also re-
ported to have suffered considerable
loss and unverifed rumors of loss of
life have been made.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07
ENEMY PREYSOFF
CAPE HATTERAS
Submarine Comes In Half-Milc
of Famous Diamond Shoals
Station.
JAP FIRE. IG HTE Err SUNK
Near Nova Scotia Coast-Six.
ty-Five of Crew Rescued by
American Schooner.

Washington. Aug. THE Diamond
shoals lightshp, off Cape Hatteras. \.
C.. was shcllcd and sunk by an ehemy
submarine late yesterday. the navy de-
partmcnt today was informed. The
crew. who took to their boats, have
reached shore safely.
The submarine came within n half
mile of shore, according TO the brief
report which reached the navy depart
mcnt.
The Diamond shoals light station is
one OF the most famous guides to
navigation In the world and has been
the subject of many II story In verse
and prose. Such vessels usually are
manned by gray boards, and are OF
such Il type rs to be utterly helpless
in the face OF an enemy attack. The
attacking submarine probably was the
one that sank the American tank
steamer O. B. jennings 100 miles OF
the Virginia coast several days ago.
Her exploit In showing herself above
water within half n mile OF the Caro-
lima coast. in an important shipping
lane where innumerable patrol boats
are supposed to he plying. is one OF
the most daring recorded since tho
German raiders first made their ap-
pearance on this side Of the Atlantic.
Lands Japanese Crew.
A Canadian Atlantic Port, Aug. l.
An American schooner arrived here to-
day with siXty-tive members of the
crew of a Japanese freight steamship
which had been torpcdocd off the Nova
Scotia coast.
Information Mcagrc.
The navy had received only meagre
information when the statement vas
issued. The Diamond shoals ship
guards the outthrust reefs of storm
swept Cape Hatteras, known as the
graveyard of the Atlantic coast. II In
imperative that the light be restored ut
once and steps to that end already
have been taken 10y the commander OF
the naval district. IL necessary
special patrol OF anti submarine craft
may he established to prevent u recur-
renee of the incident.
The attack upon the lightship may
epresent new phase OF enemy subj
marine operations off the American
coast. designed to hamper shipping by
destruction of important navigation
signals. On the other hand, 1t may
merely represent an isolated case or
frightfulness. III the raider has def
nitely set out to destroy lightships. ex-
posed lighthouses and the like. II is
believed he cannot do very extensive
harm before his ammunition supply is
Exhausted. M
Make Raids too PeriIous.
Some officers doubt that any general,
against navigation signals Is
planned. To do. II was said. would
make navigation OF the coast line by
the submarine too pcrilous as they arc
wholly dependent on such aids to
navigation to determine their own po-
stions.
The vessel destroyed was lightship
No. II. Her crew consisted OF twelve
men, all of whom landed safely.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07
BABY WITH RABIES
BITES ITS MOTHER

Atlanta, Aug. 7.-Mrs. Lewis NJ.
Powell, of Savannah. Is in Atlanta to
take the Pasteur treatment. While
nursing her 4-months- old baby. who
died Sunday of the rabies after hav-
ing been bitter by n mad dog. the
mother was bitten by the baby.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07
Cool Wav. for chieaoo.

Chicago. Aug. 7.-"Cooler today and
cloudy" was the weather forecast made
by the weather itself when Chicago
woke up from its second hot. insult
ferable night. Shortly after midnight
a breeze from the lake disturbed the
heat-laden air, which had absorbed
much from the days temperature,
which ranged as high as 1o1 degrees.
The heat toll of the day was five
deaths and numerous prostrations.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07
Porter Anderson With
Fighting Force at Front

II is understood that 10 Porter An
derson, son of Jo Anderson, the drug
gist is in the battle that Is going on
now at the French front. He is with
the Sewanee ambulance corps and
went over last August. His parents
have letter from him dated July 26.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07
Twelve Dead in Now York

New York. Aug. with twelve
deaths officially recorded and scores
Of prostrations, New York and vicinity
continued to suffer from the torrid
wave. Thousands of persons sought
relief during the night at the beaches
and hundreds slept out of doors.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07
GROUND LOST TO HUNS IN
MORLANC0URT RECLAIMED
Advance Made Astride Clarence River and Along
Bray -Corbie Road, North of Somme-Three
German Battalions in Attack Pushed
Forward to Depth of 500 Yards.

London Aug IA double advance by the British reported
by the al office.
All of the ground that had been lost the Germans the Nor
lancou sector cganed while the British advanced astride the
Clarence river
The successful attacks the Morancourt region carried
rlv ths
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07

Washington, Aug. THE tropical
storm which struck the gulf coast In
southwestern Louisiana yesterday aft
ernoon apparently had spent its force
today. Weather bureau reports said
1t had greatly diminished In intensity
and no longer was a storm of impor-
tance.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07
LONG RANGE SMELLING OF
PARIS SECTOR RESUMED

Paris, Aug. THE long range she'I.
ing of the region Of Paris was resumed
today.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07
Still Hot, Says Billy 'Possum

Some times there
are when l would
fain forget that
things must go by
rule, and militant
my spirit tries to
get, but what's the
use to sit around
and fret, l simply
can't stay cool"
a..
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07
BRITISH TROOPS LAND
At vlAplvO8TOCk.

Shanghai. Saturday. Aug.
a.-British troops landed at
Vladivostock lat dawn today,
lays a dispatch from that city.
They received friendly re-
ception.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-07

The weather? Fair and continued
high temperature tonight and Friday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-09
VERDUN MAY Be
Continued from FIRST pago.)

fCCnti.uGI from I'lfSt SaEe.)
chimes were at first driven back.
but others attacking from the
south managed to penetrate IS Jar
as the metropolis and dropped
bombs. No objects Of military
importance were damage, but
eleven persons were killed and 20
injured.
The British forces in Palestine
nave once moro taken the often
srve ana have advanced over a
iron; IS miles iong TO d depth OF
) mics. The British are slowly
moving northward along the valley
Of the jordan, from jericho, and
arc advancing their lines 10 the
west 10 sweep the Turks COM
pIeteIy out Of that region.
Japan is not only ready to take
vigorous steps in Siberia. but has
animated that she would welcome
the assistance Of the ChIneSe IN
operations which will have Tor
their objective the safeguarding OF
Entente Allied interests in the Tar
east. China has discovered that
Germany planned to arm her sol,
dlers held prisoner in Siberia ana
70 send them against the Chinese
ro,3barp FrontierS
A new credit of 6oo.oo0,ooo
mounds has been voted by the BRIT
ish parliament. This brings the
total British war credits since Au-
aust 1914, % 6,s42, 100000 pounds
or approximately $3I,21O'ooo'Voo.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-09
COATES, OF COLORADO,
HEAD OF NEW PARTY

CHICAGO, March >.-IIaNid {.
Coates. formerly liru;rnan' G"Nrrh"
ur Colorado an aclv" figur" i'll ihr
Socialist party and one al The found
rs 81 lhc National N0n-lari!san
l"agnr. was made chairman o! the
National party ~ ihr final session 81
lis first convention here today. j. y.
Hopkins. lurmr.l! New Jersey stat"
chairman Of The Progressive party,
VA elected chairman Of tho rX"cu-
tive conmiit"r and frs; Iic" chair
man Of the party.
There wa Il mild sensation toward
tho close Of the session when Mt
hopkins in his speech ri acceptance"
ruld the convention thai Senator
Boise Pen-osc "domin"crS and con.
trolls fhr dcStinirS Of IN" Republican
party" Hopkins said that Will" lr'>
grrSSirc STATE chairman he was fro
durnily in touch with the Office nj
George W. Perkins. and cited several
alleged attempts OF Senator Frnr0Se
10 "hartcr" candidates with n" Pro
Cressiyc Chieftan.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-09
URGE ESTABLISHMENT
OF RIVER BARGE LINES

NNSilN,iTrN. II. =. Marcia s.
I'r..>.,!,.lI y .l~ul al ~ ID b, - iH";.'.
IT,. .,tliun OF Senators unI k"rtro''iit
a,!yr. to-day to hnr,' Il part vi I'll" halt
billion dollar revolving fund carried ny
,hr railroad control bill used for r"tHn-
l!>h!ng harc" lines on rivers and canals
10 provide cheap Transportation anu
relieve. railroad congestion.
Later. TWO uG thOSr III The parry Den,
atur Fletcher. OF Florida. chairman 81
tin. Senate commerce" committee, anu
K, representative Small. NJ North caro-
LIMA, chairman Uf he HouS" rivers
ami harhugS committee. called ON Snr'
rotary McAIUU director general III raft
roads. aud submitted their suggestions
To him.
Under IN railroad hill about 10 be
acted upon finally in congress Prov,
SION j. mad, for expenditures out ei
lhr revolving fund for d"veiopnS va
Irrwav TRANSFORMATION. The President
and Mr.. MrAduu were urged 10 make
u.s. Of this authority immediately
Stress being laid upon the opportunity
Offered On III" Mississippi, Missouri
ONO. HlaCk Warrior and TombiSh~'
MYERS ana ill.,. Eric and CheSap"ak" ~
! Delaware canals.
! Secretary MrAdoo explained that ne
! wall no: adopt any General policy ol
urilizin8 the canals and naNlgabir nv
! ,rs unlil he receives Il report from 4
SPECIAL COMMITTEE" headed by Major
General ". H. Black. chief Of rnSl'
n,4.rs. appointed To study waterways
! trans porlaIiou as applied 10 the pres
rnl railway situation. and to make
! recommendations.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-09
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
CAMP LEE DIVISION
.tContinued FROM FIRST Page

Of the credit and Of the rcspon-
sibiIity.
81 want the Eightieth division
to be the best division ever sent
to France. expect it to be, and
do not believe that my conf
denee will be misplaced. Can you
imagine anything more to the
credit Of each member of the
division than to belong, not only
to the first division Of the Ma
tionaI army to go across, but the
best as we'll. Again | wish to
press home the fact that this re-
quires not merely undated en-
ergy, but increased energy on the
part Of everyone"
General Cronkhte was out on
tho range today and watched the
314th West Virginia field artiI-
terry and the two ether West Vir-
einia artillery regiments Of the
155th artillery brigade working
out firing problems, and the
splendid craftsmanship Of the ar
tiIIerists pleased the commanding
general immensely.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-09
italian Tront.

WASHINGTON. March S.-Italan
dispatches today transmitting 'T"liahlc
dispatches from Switzerland" say !; is
evident that the "l'"utral powers haNe
com plctcd their military preparations
and that the b"2i1IniuG of tn" offensive
against tho entente Is imminent.
"E.vrrythinS goes 10 Indicate thu; thc
operations OF Germany in France VIII De
simultaneous with offensive -! Austria
against Italy" says III" tispatrh. 1t -
learned that AuStrr-HunEariaH troops
have ALREADY been concentrated in very
ltr",. numbers along IN" entire Italian
line and that strong c"ntinEcntS are still
moving t. our frorIt.
The Austrian press keeps repeating
20 it's nwn people that tn" Italian front
is weak and that their offensive in the
is weak and shat their uticnSlT" against
Italy being surely, successful, n"'tC" "lll
hc concluded in IN" near future. Those
statements in tn" cncmy press c"nSl-
tutr tn" usual pSy"h"l"EiCai an! p"Ht-
ictl preparation of the German and AUS
trian public preliminary To new Of
fcuSITc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-09

PLAYED By thr prorl" oi Minnesota in
getting coal tn III. exclusion Of other
states. Senator kellogg; INTERRUPTED 10
Say- that only enough coal ~ meet tn"
reeds OF The cuMuuu!tl"S wa> sent 10
Minnesota
Senator Reed declared That Won can
not do business in this country 'ml"SS
YOU remove artificial uncertainty" and
urIct! that the min" Operator. IN. farm
or and other BUSINESS interest "f 10"
country bn told by IN" :"I"rum"ut 'hIt
this "u~urpnti"n" Of power shah c"n%c
and whoever dos u%urp power - Il ict-
rimcnt To n" publ" welfare.
Not Optimistic.
"'Thr limo may r"!ii'.. %h"u YOU HAY
haze {" draw on thai "r''r r"r.ri"Ir 81
put:"mc"." T." sud. r'.r.rrrrE - IN walk
incn"ss f II" I"'"i'.' :" H. anything :"
win III. war IL, Ut NJ sat nndn"
h':r,I"rs ~ Il. don't s'". amy rnd'"a-
Mons that xiv" rr.:ml-.. "t nn carly 'ri
Of III" var u i"riu> satisfactorily :" u
Senator ThnmI~ "G Colorado. d'lu"-
crat. said m "r'i.." :.f:..,iin., IT,. cnn!
mines Of Colorado. rfi"c'... .,IIIrrh II.
an ,whIrh r,.!u""i III" i.rI'.- "E coal
from 70 cents :" 81" a tom an all
grades excerpt ""s produced in thai.
state. VIII r"Sul. IN = reduction 81 tn.
coal rrrdur.ior; il the STAG. H., d.
rlar"d that many :".n"& Will 10. forced
e. shut down il IT,. "",',-r IT, .,,:,,"+ -
r"cii>H or The government must "r'.":rIn
thc:n.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-09
American Exploit.

WITH THE AMERICAS AkM ~
FRANCE, "Wednesday. March q W!
IA" Associated Press Nh American
.parrul of five men tire" nl&nlH az"
uuifough' IN enemy palr"I oI YIN
men. They met in y" Mans Lane
and tho Americans opened fire. The
Germans replied. ard for three min
u.rs there was sharp skirmISh. ihr
enemy reiterated. leaving Two d'ao
and TWO wounded HavarianS. VINO
were made prisoners. The Am"nca"
r,,rol returned 10 is own line With
on havjn. received scratch.
Officers reported that. despite We
fact tina; tn" Germans fired mans
shells 10 prepare m" way ioF la'''
not a single enemy soldier got into
position 10 carry il out, I'll" Am'Fl,
can automatic rifles. machine guns
ANA 7iiIcs stopping the Germans IN
thcir tracks