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Huns Latest Defeat
Means Handing Over
InitiatiUe to Allies

with some thirty-fvc divisions packed in
Il sem-rircular area not much more than
twenty-five miles across. In that COM
parativcly small space. with only four
runds for avenues Of supply and re-
tircmcnt he had to try Ii maintain moro
than a third Of r million Of infantry
with other troops. which made the total
nearly half 4 million.
Instead of rapidly making up his mind
to cut his losses and fall hack tho
enemy. perhaps for political reasons and
perhaps brcaus" of some confusion IN
the higher command. changed his policy
several time in the space Of one week.
First he began retirement: then he sum
moncd fresh divisions from the north
in n determination 10 hold. ut least tenn
porarlly.i MS much Of the salient a. pos
siblc. This only Increased his conGcs-
tion and added heavily TO his losses for
the allied pressure was too much for
him. and he hal to give way stop by
step
by Tho evening OF July 81 he had
reached line which looked as though
he could hold for O very considerable
time, and which no certainly intended
To hold. 1t was series OF positions
which wore strong because they followed
the highest ground OF tho district. The
line FIRST rnn along the high bare plateau
above tho Crise brook. on which he kept
much of his artillery hidden; thcn It
went around just north OF Fcrc-en-Tar-
denois, passing just over tho rounded
open summit Of all this countryside
which Is known as Hill EOS and stands
just north Of the village Of Rozcy oo-
yond Fore: going eastward It faced the
American troops in the center and hold
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CHICAGO. Aug. 9.-Ross' receipts
ln.uuu; market generally steady AZ 49, ~:
trrday's average. one sale nj o.oo
cquuling the high record. butchers
1915 a 1890; light l?.4v 9 2e.uo; pa;k-
ing lS.lv q 1900: rough lI.i3 "a lt'lu;
bulk Of sales 1910 y 1880; piss, Gooo
and choice 1900 e. 1850.
Cattle receipts i.Uup; market Eehcr>u-
" steady with yesterday. Beef cattle:
good chuicr and prime 100 q lH.N0;
cUIumon und medium 400 y lL:pU
butchers stock: COWS md hclters i'po
a las. Gamers and cutters 0."u a.
7.hn. S:ockrr% and icedcrs: good
choice and fancy 1000 q l%.0U; inferior;
cn,ntnnn and medium 80 a l0.C0: veal
calves. good and choice 1850 q lI.25. .
sheep. rcc"ipl& !m.nhu: market firm tn
10 cents higher: best western lambs here
1870: top native lH.T5; choice Montana
NrthrrS li.'u.
Lambs: choice and prime 100
1885 medium ana good l3.15 q 1855;
ruIlS l".ur n 1i.hb
Ewes. chu.c" and prAmc $50 g 1920
medium ami good l.In q 1920: ruiis
$50 ~ g.5n.
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UPWARD TREND
IN STOCK MART

>-rS- WORK. Aug, S-GratifyinG war
,a,. md nrosptcts Of nu curly and
a-,ic,bla adjustment Of the dispute BE-
+,y,an ,he railroads and federal authori-
ties gave a distinct upward impetus 10
the stock market to-day, the hardening
process extending to bonds.
Dealing were very moderate In inc
apprepate, but encoInpasSed more IMAM
the usual variety Of issues. ACTIVE
rails. including standard shares. scored
extreme gains Of l to points, ehAs
range also applying to industrla1s anu
speclaltes.
limited States Steel pointed the way
throughout, it's extreme advance OIL "a
points, to HIS. it's highest price IN sew,
eral weeks, and retaining all but small
fraction.
Baldwin Locomotive was next IN lAFot'
,ts steady accumulation at q gross az
vance of p accompanying the la1hil1ai
report OF prospective DIVIDEND ACTON
OTHER firm to strong features lnc4uoeo
Marine preferred. which came ioR"<ttu
in the last hour: American Loconio'',r
Railway Steel Springs, New loE" 40
Rrab.. tir.:,, Northern Ore. Nexlc;ui ~
,rnl..nn, and TobaccoS. Sumatra again
proving an exception BY ITS ihSt"01"''
.S.is> .,r,nucted To $40 300 shares.
Ex,b,rc. was lrmer all around. re-
e.,,irr rh,. NOR. confident feeling re-
u,, dim IN. foreign situation: STERLING
60 francs were. higher. likewise rates u
n.utr;.l ,..u,..-S spain excepted.
For ,hc first time this year l-'oti -
AZ. sold at Il sight premium. t""cn'
,nr 100 %. Foreign i"Ia;i"n also SUI
feucd fraciionally "n an apprscta'le IN,
,,r.as, Of trah;ug. Total SpleS p't'
value! aggr"gatrh S'.45o.9"". L. In ,
h,n;,. told issues unchanged on call
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SUGAR

NEW YORK. Aug. ?.--The market Tor
rnw sugar is unchanged at 1885 for
Cuhns, cost and freight. equal In b.u5H
for centrifugal. No announcement has
been made in regard Ia the price for the
new crop ms yet. but il was understood
, that conferences are being held h':twcc;!
the I.uilrd States food administration
and III" cuban mission and that nm
urly decision is expected.
The committee reported purchases oil
~. non bags of tuha": 9.un0 NrncZurlas;
1l15nh San Dnmng""S and Sl."0h bags
nf Porto Rico. aliuai and Tor August
shipment.
In refined there has been moderate
business gong "n hat considering the
hnic weather III" demand has not hc"n
up Ia expectations. l'ric"S are unchanS-
I'd mt 7Fn for fin" Eranulatcd.
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Butter, Cheese and Eggs

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-Ruttcr frm:
crnamery higher than extras ASH
49,: extras coz scorc) 451a; FIRST 4ah
q 45x: packing stock. current make.
No. 2. san q 81.
Eggs Irregular: receipts 1890 cases;
fresh gathered extras IL q IS; fresh
gathered regular packed. extra ilrsta a
q 46; do. first 50 &c ~. state. lsnnsyl-
Tania and nearby western hunn"ry
whito, fno TO fancy bH q 60; state.
Pennsylvania and nearby western hen
nory browns 40 d. So do. gathered
brown and mixed coiors IS q IS.
Cheese firm: state. whole milk, flats,
run IS % 2bE.
Poultry, 1.-Two. steady; chickens, broll-
crs 81 q So; fowls ST.: old roosters 20
turkeys IS a so. Dressed steady and
unchanged.
Flour unchanged.
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FINANCIAL COMMENT

(l;y Private Wire IL 4. Il. MIstcn K Coz
Financial News Bulletin says: Latest
Developments suggest more pul!lSl'
sentiment based upon the BRUSH VIC
tory and reports that the railroad con-
tract has been satisfactorily revised.
baldwin. Distillcrs. Tobacco Products
and United Cigar stores also L. 5. steel
are expected to display continued
strength. $500,
L. " Wagner q Co., say: a dull
period such as We are now having Is
usually the forcrunncr OF an iinportant
upturn in the market Moderate Dull
commitments we'll protected win Scalc
down buying orders Is the best advice
ut the present time.
Shonuard. Mills IL Co: We believe
that II will not be long before the many
favorable factors which thus lar have
been ignored markctwiSc and lhoSc
which we feel aru III process III develop
mcnt will compel speculation and mat
opportunity 10 buy leaders among both
rails und lnduStrlals at attractive prices
should be awaited OF now
NEW YORK, AUX. g.--Thc British
SUCCESS and the revision Of The railroad
contracts assuring DIVIDEND payments
are the two features in today news
papers. and should have bulllSh lnflu-
cncc on the market. Baldwin. Corn
Products. Stccis and the rails shouiu
show strength.
Chisholm & Chapman say: Consider
ing the present level Of prices We be-
licrc It would take very unfar"rahlc de-
yclopments to bring about any extern
sive decline and would favor trading
attitude, buying on normal reactions
and taking reasonable profits.
j. 5. Bachc Il Co: The government
seeks 10 throw the greatest protection
about the credit structure 'ot me
country but this will he seriously
jeopardized if the credit Of the railroads
is not Safeguardrd. II will not he sale
guarded but undermined by an attempt
10 put through contract which rs not
in accordance with the spirit or the
nreSidtntS mCSSaEe.
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place, with a number Of prisoners In
their hands, in the carly part of the
afternoon. 49,. .e..a-. ~.
The enemy was thus compelled to. fall.
back everywhere upon the western side
Of the salient and necessarily had to
withdraw upon the eastern side Also.
Gueux and Thillois were already given
up early on Friday. and by Saturday tho
enemy appears to have been standing
everywhere upon the Eeslc. or. rather, to
have been crossing that river. =
There remains two policies Tor tho
Germans in the immediate future Ia this
nciEhborhood. They can either stand
upon their prepared position nlong what
are called the Heights Of tho Ves1e, be-;
tween that river and the Asne to the,
north md about 800 feet above water
level. andthen carry on TO the westward
holding the heights Just above the Asn1
valley. or they can fall back to the
ridge Of the Chemin des Danes. which
is the strongest position on the whole
frnt.
II they choose the former course they
will have the disadvantage that their
line Of defence is rot continuous. It Is
broken by the Aisne valley and the
communication between thtetwo parts 10
front will form m untroken line with
out any bulge. right AWAY from their
rositions near tic Argonne. past
Rheims and past SCISSORS. and so vest
Warq.
Can Allied initiative Be Held?
If they. fall back to the ridge OF the
C'hcmin dos DANES north Of the Aisna
where there are already strong posi-.
lions three years old and with all o.
(! which they are intimately acquelnteo
Tho disadvantages is that they Will nave
To fall back In tho Champagne also
though that is only disadvantage:
while the advantage IS that they Will %
In the very strongest posture for de-
+ fence that they could find anywhere.
Flu. .he real interest for the immedi.
ate future lies not in these dispositions
% ground. important rs they are. pu'
in the question whether the inltlatlvt
which has been now. since July u. lE
tho hands OF the Allies can be maintain
I'd hy them. For all that time the torE
Of haftle hns been given by the Alice.
Higher Command. IT has been what the
Allies have chosen to do that has COM
rcll.d tho enemy 10 make the move
! tnrnts he has made. He has been ma
nucyrcd from position 10 position, in spite
of himself. and nc has suffered the viii
Of his opponent.
throu chout the remainder Of the fight.
ing season 1t makes the issue OF thf
cairraign certain. Whether II can con.
tinue or not depends on elements witt
which no one is acquainted save tht
commanders and which even they can
not precisely predict. Tho result de-
rnnda upon continued effort or twt
new tactical factors: Superiority IN tht
new instance OF attack which the rivai
the Increasing numbers OF tho American
troops whose quality as much as whost
quantity the enemy has evidently mis-
Judged ~
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DROWNED IN POOL.

EAST LIVERPOOL. Ohio. Aug. s..
Frank Probert. 15, was drowned Thurs
day while taking a swimming lesson ~
4 7. NJ. C. A. pool at Burlington. Iowa
where he WAS visiting relatives, accord
Ing to telegram received today by ny
father. Thomas E. Probert. The -
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WHEELING, W. Va. Aug. {? rs.
Furnished the 1nteliigenccr by A. T..
Masten & Co., members OF the New Iorh
Stock Exchange. National Bank Build
ing. Wheeling. W. Va. Louis +. Brand,
manager.
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Cash quotations: .
Corn-No. yellow. nominal; No:
yellow, s1.7sGl.S0; No. 1 yellow. Sl.Io-
Oats-No. 5 white. 69M6?|c; stand
ard. G3E qiIo&c.
Iork-Nominal.
Lard-s2G.65.
Ribs-S23.I5I 24.50.
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N. 7. STOCK EXCHANGE

WuEELINI;. ". Va. Aug. > L.
FURNISHED ,uo lutclligeucer by p T.
,,.s,.n A. Co. mcmbers Of the Ne" ORR
stock Exchange. National banh boiIa'
Ing Wheeling. W. Va. Louis = eFnho'
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BOSTON COPPER STOCKS

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Furnished the Intelligencer by A L.
Masten & Co. members OF the New YORK
Stock Exchange. National Bank Build
ing, Wheeling. W. Va. Louis r. brand,
nlanarc
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET

WHEELING. W. Va. Aug. ., 10
Furnished tho 1ntclllEencer by A E.
Mastcn & Co. members Of the New York
Stock Exchange. National BanE Build
ING. Wheeling. w. Va. Louis f. Brand
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PITTSBURGH STOCKS

WHEELING. ". Va. Aug. 0, is.
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Masten & Co. members Of the New York
Stock Exchange. National Bank Build.
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manager.
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Standard Oil Subsidiary Stock

WHEELING. W. Va Aug. 3 Is
Furnished tho 1ntelligeucer by a E
s.sten & Co. members of the New fork
stock Exchange. National Bank Build
jnr wheeling. W. Va Louis +. Brano'
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PETROLEUM
nrrNaan LIVE STOCK

OIL. CITY. ru.. Aug. 9.-Credlt hal :
ances 81. huns o3.5I5; average ol.-s-'
Shinn,rnts 6iI4y: average a6.5ji.
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: Total, sales 316.T00 shares.
Bonds $7.633.000.
IT, (1)-Regular quarterly dividend $3.50
per share. payable Sept 3.
(a)-ReSular quarterly dividend $500
per share. payable August rs.
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Outside Motor Stocks.
TOLEDO GRAIN,

CUIEDU EHA1N.
TOLEDO. Ohio Aug. 9.-Cloversccd,
October 100: December 1920: March
1915.
Alsike. October 1900: March 1916:
December 1900.
Timothy, prime cash 4.45: September
4.S5: October Attn: December Atm ;
| March 400; April $50.
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Renccr.
STOCKS Bid. Il Ask Z. s
bloch Bros. lob. pfd.. I.-... i..--- ~
do common .--.-.... $3.50. --lAoo
Central Glass Works. ..-.. -..-.il3o
Conservative Life ms. $500 ..-..l ~
FoStoria Glass Co ...- .illS il1e
Hazel-AtlaS Glass Co. ut $50. IL
Imperial Glass Co. ....i =. --."l -
LaBelle Iron WkS. pfd.i -. l1S illh
do common ...... - ...- l.-''.iAl-
Market Auditorium Co ..-.. L--...l o.
Sterling Prod (Inc.).. q ..--. I.."!t1tV
United Dairy Co. $3.50. -,... ..... ~
T.: S. Stamping Co. 81 ...-- ASo
Ward Baking Co. pfd.. 50 49,. o.
do common ......... -otc .-..-l =.
WarwtcE China Co. p1oi. l-...' 80
do common ......... $3.50. 49,! As
Wig. & Bel. Bridge Co.. $500 ..:.-l Az
phg Bridge Co. -..l....-i $500 -
Wig. Fire Ins Co. 49,. .... lou
Wing. Metal & MfG. Co.. ...-. s..... ..
Wig. Mold 6 Fdy pfd-. ..-.. % SSSS
do common ....... s..l.--'. ...'' 20
Wiz S,e,l T. Iron Co. 1853 1853
Wig. Steel Casting Co. i.....t ....- LUZ
Wheeling Tils Co. ill.,. l..-.- i1S
Whitaker-Glessner pfd.lllo .'-'' go
do common 49,. i :. -. .lS-o
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WEATHER CUTS
PRICE Of CORN

CHICAGO, Aug. s.Corn eased IN
price to-day. owing largely to improved
weather and to the gratifying charac-
ter of tho war news The close was I'm
settled, 20 to INC net lower. with Sep
temher s1.s1S to s1.61S, and October
s163A to $685.. Oats finished hc to
nc down, and provisions on lie TO 5Vc
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LOCAL STOCKS

WHEELING. ". Va. Aug. ?. Is.
Daily quotation list OF tie Whcelina
Stock ExcnnnKe. compiled for 1ntelii'
Rencer. -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12
SAYS INTEREST
IN STAMPS LAGS
Campaign Worker Says
Other Movements Must
Not Get in the Way.

Fear lest interest in other move
ments might cause injury TO the war
saving stamp campaign now being
carried on here was expressed Satur-
dav noon by Sam Dreben, assistant
chairman of the campaign committee
and in charge Of headquarters at the
Hotel Sheldon. There was a sudden
lack OF enthusiasm and interest in
the war saving stamp campaign Sat
urday, said Mr.. Dreben- He sail:
when asked to support the sale
OF the war savings stamps a certain
woman in this city stated that she
was working for a reform which was
much more Important. There can be
nothing more important than work
ing shoulder to shoulder and with the
most intense cooperation for an hon
OrabIe conclusion of the war Every
German woman and child owns a
thrift or war savings certificate, and
the American people must not be mis-
led into withdrawing their entire
support for one moment from any OF
the appeals sent out from our gov
eminent for help"
at desks in the White House and Pop
ular to sell thrift and war stamps
Miss Anna SorensOn and Mrs. E NJ.
Bell. II the waiting line at the post
office keeps men waiting too long
they could secure the stamps readily
at the White House or Popular, 1t was
said
Stamps to Pay Admission.
A novel plan Of charging admit
lance to various society events by
collecting war saving stamps from
those invited is the latest idea in
the campaign to sell thrift stamps.
Instead of the usual prizes war saw
ings stamp certificates may be given
Stamp sales in the FL Paso schools
have reached the $4,000 mark, it was
announced.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12
LOCAL RAILROAD OFFICES
RESUME WORK FOR BUSINESS

Freight and passenger solicitation
has been resumed in practically all
the railroad offices in FL Paso- The
Texas & Pacific city ticket office. J.
A Chiffon. general passenger agent,
received word Thursday afternoon to
resume solicitation. The Southern
Pacific office has no word to resume
work. but is doing so. R. r. Seeds,
Of the Rock Island lines. returned
from Fort Worth Thursday with or
ders to keep the office open. but not
to resume solicitation. R. P. Buck
ingham. jr-. commercial agent for
the Missouri. Kansas & Texas rail-
road, received a telegram Friday
from J. F. Garvin. general freight
agent at Dallas. saying to resume
duties of solicitation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12
SAN FRANCISCO
To STAY DARK
Mr.. Wyatt Says Fuel Board
Will Not Ask Special
Favors for FL Paso.

While it is true, as stated in The
Herald editorially this week, that FL
Paso has ample fuel to last through
the winter and the fuel board has
positively forbidden another car to
be brought into FL Paso. John NJ
Wyatt. district fuel advisor tc the
state fuel board, does not believe it
would be wise to turn on the lights on
San Francisco street on '1ightless"
nights and says they will not be
turned on.
This lightless night question is a
case for the whole nation, not merely
Ell Paso alone" said Mr.. Wyatt, "and
its enforcement is mandatory. Where
it is not obeyed, the fuel administra-
tor for Texas is calling the attention
Of the federal grand jury to those dis
obeying the order. Persons violating
the order can and will be prosecuted
in federal court, he informs me.
1T is not so much the necessity for
enforcing the ruling in FL Paso as the
example it sets. These dark nights, I
believe, bring the seriousness OF the
war closer to home to the people. 1t
was not wholly TO save coal that they
were ordered, although in some east
ern cities the coal shortage is a most
serious problem.
In saving coal. we save railroad
cars. which is the most vitality i'm
portant thing at present. We Will
save only about rs car loads of coal in
Ell Paso by our lightless nights dur
ing the whole year. but the 75 empty
cars we save thus released are OF
more consequence to the nation than
the saving o. coal
THE county fuel board has forbid
den any more coal to be brought into
FL Paso without its approval, and ap-
prevail will only be given for coal need
ed for steam purposes There is ample
coal on hand ror all local heating
needs and for cooking purposes"
Isn't II necessary, Mr.. Wyatt" he
was asked, Gin your opinion. to have
San Francisco street lighted?"
4 think San Francisco street IS am
ply lighted on our dark evenings and
is suffering. There will be no
change in the situation for the simple
reason that the order for dark Thurs
day and Sunday evenings is a general
one enforced throughout the nation
and We are not going to ask for a
special exception in the case Of FL
Paso."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12
RUSH FOR POLL TAX PAPERS
SLACKENS, SAYS COLLECTOR

The rush for poll taxes, explained
agitated, has slackened, reported col
lector r Del Richey Saturday. The
cause Of the slack IS also said to be
prohibition
When the local option question was
first agitated. it was not known that
the "drys' would win the initial round
OF the fight. and have the election set
at such time that only those paid
up for the year previous could vote.
and that those paying at this time
only could not This is said to have
caused the falling off. However,
when county politics are again agi-
tated, there is expected 10 be another
rush for poll taxes.
The total amount paid Friday was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12
COUNCIL ALLOWS JITNES
TRIAL so DAYS LICENSES

An agreement has been reached by
the city council and operators OF jit
ne busses on the Montana. Bliss and
Wyoming lines whereby the owners
of the nickel autos are allowed 20 try
out the new lines for GO days and de-
termine whether they can be made to
pay a profit, and If it appears that
they are not profitable. there will be
refund Of a proportionate part Of
the $50 jitne licenses paid
The jitne men win also consider the
ACCESSIBILITY Of dividing their run into
two laps. charging five cents to Pied
ras street and ten cents beyond to
Stevens
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12
AUTO THEFT CHARGE FILED
AGAINST SOLDIER W. P. NADER

Inert OF an autOm0bue was Inc
charge on which a soldier. W. P. Ma
der, was arrested late Friday night
by police officers while riding with
two girls According to the police,
Nader took a seven passenger car, Il
cense 45461, belonging to Charles J.
Hoffman. 1886 Tobin street, from IN
front Of IA Mesa avenue. inviting the
girls out for a ride. Leaving the ma
chine near tn old alcohol factory on
Dyr street, the party was starting
back to the city on a street car when
they were stopped by the ofllcers.